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May we find a way to talk to each other, O God.  Let us see those with whom we differ as beloved children of God.  May we look for common ground and not let our differences be our focus. Allow us move once again to a time when someone could agree to disagree.  Help usContinue reading “Prayer for September 12, 2025”

On this 24th anniversary of 911 we wake up to stories of death by violence from yesterday.  We had two students in Colorado, and a political activist killed by gun violence and I am tired, O God.  Exhausted by the reality that we put our desire to have weapons that kill over the lives ofContinue reading “Prayer for September 11, 2025”

This day is filled with opportunities and distractions, O God.  Help me to focus on the important things that I hope to accomplish, and to be available to those who need my help or support.  Let me be open to new ideas and ready to embrace those ideas to let them grow into what theyContinue reading “Prayer for September 10, 2025”

Thank you, Loving God, for this day.  May it be filled with your blessings.  Help us to see the beauty in the world around us.  Let us see the opportunities that are before us and take advantage of them.  Give us an awareness of the needs of those we encounter and make us ready toContinue reading “Prayer for September 9, 2025”

  55 years ago my twin brother drowned in a backyard pool. It is a day that I remember, and also formed me.  O Lord our God, be with those who are mourning. Help those who are experiencing loss and struggling with how to move on.  May they honor the memories of their loved onesContinue reading “September 8, 2025”

Help us, O God, to be willing to forgive without someone’s repentance.  The burden of our hurt is often overwhelming and continues to give us pain.  Let us find a way to release that weight and move on.  Help us when we seem to relive the pain that someone has given us, to let itContinue reading “Prayer for September 7, 2025”

Our lives are filled with choices, O God of all creation.  Help us to recognize the times when we are at crossroads and to take the time to examine the decisions that are before us.  We know that choosing to follow you, O God, will at times put us at odds with those closest toContinue reading “Prayer for September 6, 2025”

O God who said we would do greater things than you (John 14:12). Give us the faith to believe that we can do more.  Let the imaginations of those working to make us healthier and lives more comfortable grow.  May we support those who will improve our lives.  May the advances they will bring guideContinue reading “Prayer for September 5, 2025”

Today is the Feast day of Bishop Paul Jones who helped found what became the Episcopal Peace Fellowship. O Lord our God, may we empower those who seek peace.  Help us to support those people who are against the idea that somehow combat is a godly pursuit.  May we work toward a world that seeksContinue reading “Prayer for September 4, 2025”

May I be aware this day of what is happening around me.  I am easily distracted, O God, but that distraction provides an opportunity for me to see something that others may miss.  Let me know when I am supposed to respond to what is in front of me.  Give me the confidence to stepContinue reading “Prayer for September 3,2025”