Author Archives: atwinfather

O Lord our God, thank you for this day. May I treat all whom I meet with the love and compassion I desire from others. Give me the strength to meet the challenges before me. May I be patient, kind and giving of my whole being. All this I ask in your most glorious name.Continue reading “Prayer for July 2, 2021”

Forgiving God, you remind us what we can have when we are truly repentant.  Help us to be forgiving of those who hurt us expecting that when they repent they are as true in theirs as we are when we repent of our sins to you. May we be strengthened by our willingness to forgive.  Allow usContinue reading “Prayer for July 1, 2021”

O God who reminds us that we are meant to be in relationship with one another, thank you for giving us our families.  We have the family we are born with and they help form us to be ready for the additional family members that we choose and they, in turn form us to be readyContinue reading “Prayer for June 30, 2021”

Loving God, help us this day to be thankful for all the many little gifts we experience. May we see the beauty of the created world and in the people we meet.  Allow us the chance to not be distracted by the evils that may challenge our ability to see what you would have us see.  MayContinue reading “Prayer for June 29, 2021”

Help me be patient this day and everyday, O God.  There are so many times that society, or my own desires expect for things to happen quickly, or when I would like them. May I learn that not all things will happen when I want, and sometimes they won’t happen at all.  Let me be willing toContinue reading “Prayer for June 28, 2021”

Most Sunday mornings of my life have had this publicly stated to call us to something more. I grew up with Rite I and that is how I will always remember and say it.   “Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ saith: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thyContinue reading “Prayer for June 27, 2021”

O Lord our God, be with us when we face challenging times and challenging people.  Help us to respond to those times and people with love and compassion even when they try to make us respond in hate and anger. May we go out of our way to create a world where hate does not haveContinue reading “Prayer for June 26, 2021”

O God our Creator, “we thank you for the gift of water” is very integral part of our baptismal prayer.  We are truly grateful for all it provides.  It provides both food and the essential drink that keeps us alive, and fills us with a sense of newness at so many times when we need it.  It alsoContinue reading “Prayer for June 25, 2021”

Thank you Lord for the gift of this day. May we use it fully.  Allow us to be fully present to those we meet and supportive of them in their work.  May we be open to new possibilities that may present themselves today.  Help us to know when our path requires us to step out in faith onContinue reading “Prayer for June 24, 2021”

Ever present God, I am grateful for the ministry to which I have been called.  Today marks twenty years of ministry in the priesthood for me.  I could not have imagined all that that would give me.  I thank you, O God, for each day and person who you have allowed me to journey with during that time.  MayContinue reading “Prayer for June 23, 2021”