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Loving God, may we make the most of the day that is ahead of us.  Let us be open new things and ideas.  Help us to listen more than we speak.  May we be welcoming to those we meet today.  Give us an awareness of the needs of those around us and the wherewithal toContinue reading “Prayer for August 23, 2025”

We pray today for those dealing with anxiety in its many forms, Healing God. Be with those who are dealing with PTSD, depression and all the many other mental illnesses.  We ask that your spirit fills them with comfort and peace. Help us to be understanding of the place they find themselves and be empatheticContinue reading “Prayer for August 22, 2025”

May I choose to make this day special to those I encounter, Loving God.  Give me the ability to listen fully to what they have to say.  Let me be fully present to what they say, and work to meet their needs.  Allow us to laugh find joy throughout the day.  May we see theContinue reading “Prayer for August 21, 2025”

It is easy, O God, to fall into patterns.  We like the predictability of them, and can easily miss so many other great things that happen around us.  Help us to be able to see the wonderful opportunities that are in front of us that we might otherwise miss.  Let us break out of theContinue reading “August 20, 2025”

I love the first few days of a new school year, O God.  Be with the teachers and parents as they get the youngest of our students used to the pattern of school. May those children who are scared of the change of being at school instead of home find comfort from their teachers andContinue reading “Prayer for August 19, 2025”

Today, O God, our students start their school year. Be with our youngest ones and their parents as they begin their academic adventures.  Help both of them as they deal with the anxiety of moving into a new experience.  May our teachers be the comforting and caring people our new students need.  May this yearContinue reading “Prayer for August 18, 2025”

Each day, O God, we begin with the opportunity to do good things.  For the most part we accomplish that goal.  Help us on the days when our anxieties overwhelm us and we struggle to love others as we know we are called to do. During those times help us to find a peace thatContinue reading “Prayer for August 17 2025”

There are times, O God, when following you means we are going on a separate path from people we care for.  You describe a time when even the closest of our relations will be divided by our following you.  Help us to know when those times happen and be aware of when our decisions areContinue reading “Prayer for August 16, 2025”

On this day in 1914, the Panama Canal was opened to ships.    We thank you, O God of all Creation, for giving us the wherewithal to attempt great things that will advance our world.  So many people gave their lives to build some of the most important works.  May we not forget the manyContinue reading “Prayer for August 15, 2025”

I wonder, O God, whether when the fully human Jesus was walking among us, he worried about the words he used in expressing your call for us to love you and one another as we do.  There are times when I am afraid to speak out even though I know what some of our leadersContinue reading “Prayer for August 14, 2025”