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May we see one another as beloved, O God.  We have allowed the voices of evil to divide us and have given up on welcoming the stranger in our midst.  Help us to turn from the ways that set us apart and move toward those things that bring us together.  Let us listen less toContinue reading “Prayer for September 26, 2025”

I love it, O God, when our bodies tell us that we need to rest and we sleep past the normal time we wake up.  It is especially wonderful when we don’t have to be somewhere and can let us have the full amount of rest we need. Help us to know when we needContinue reading “Prayer for September 26, 2025”

Waking up looking out over the Keys is a wonderful gift O God.  Be with our students as they spend time studying and snorkeling along the reef’s today.  May they be inquisitive and excited as they see the beauty of your creation.  Be with the staff of Marine Lab and the chaperones as they workContinue reading “Prayer for September 23, 2025”

Today I am headed on a trip with 7th graders to the Marine Lab, O God.  Guide us as we travel and may we see the beauty of your creation over the next few days.  May we experience the wonders of the environment and learn to appreciate all the world provides us.  Be with theContinue reading “Prayer for September 22, 2025”

You remind us, O God, that how we treat the poor and needy when we are wealthy is a sign of our character.  When we take the time to give the best of what we have to others, physically or metephorically, we are being faithful to God and serving him as we are called.  WeContinue reading “Prayer for September 21, 2025”

Let me listen this day, Loving God, so that I may hear what I am meant to hear. Help me to wait to speak until I have something to say that will contribute whatever we are talking about.  May I speak words that are affirming and not divisive. Allow your Spirit to guide me throughoutContinue reading “Prayer for September 20, 2025”

It is an incredible gift when someone goes out of their way to help you.  Thank you, God, for putting people in our paths that are willing to open doors for others, to greet them, to hold the elevator. Those small acts sometimes grow into greater acts.  Help us to begin the process of payingContinue reading “Prayer for September 19, 2025”

In my attempt to pray a new prayer each day, O God, help me find the words I need to express my feelings and petitions when I am struggling for words.  May I dare to dream bigger than I hope so that I make what I am praying for big enough to let you in. Continue reading “Prayer for September 17, 2025”

May you guide us to a better place, O God.  There is so much death and destruction in the world.  There are too many people who are living under the threat of bombardment and starvation in the world.  Help us find a way to peace.  Let the leaders in conflict with one another find aContinue reading “Prayer for September 16, 2025”

May this day be filled with joy and wonder, O God.  Let me see the beauty of your creation as I walk through this day.  May I take the time so see the world around me.  Let me be fully present to those I encounter today and show the love you call us to haveContinue reading “Prayer for September 14, 2025”