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Thirty years ago, I woke up to one of the most significant days of my life. I am incredibly grateful for the remarkable miracle of how I met the woman who became my wife on this day. I am also thankful for the way we met and how much my now-wife, Heather, has helped shapeContinue reading “Prayer for July 22, 2025”

You command us to love you and love one another, Loving God.  May we seek to make those words more than action.  Let us measure our decisions based on how what we do will will lift people up, how it will make others know they are special and that we really care for the peopleContinue reading “Prayer for July 21, 2025”

Our days are filled with choices, O God, and it begins with deciding how we start our day.  Help us to choose joyful anticipation as we enter this day.  Let us look to what great things are possible rather than worry about something that will cause anxiety.  Let us also choose to be with peopleContinue reading “Prayer for July 20, 2025”

May this day be refreshing, Loving God.  Help us to take the time recharge our batteries and take a siesta.  Let us be deliberate in our choice to rest.  Give us the ability to see the the beauty of the sunrise and at the end of the day the sunset.  Allow us to let ourContinue reading “Prayer for July 19, 2025”

  As we look towards the weekend, may we remain present today to what is happening around us.  Let us remember that each moment is unique and that we have an opportunity to do something special.  Help us to be open to the people we encounter today and be ready to support them in theirContinue reading “Prayer for July 18, 2025”

May I begin my day with hope, O God, and let that hope grow into action. May my imagination blossom into new possibilities, and may I be open to trying and failing. Let the times when I fail become learning opportunities, so that I can succeed sooner. Allow me to critically and honestly examine theContinue reading “Prayer for July 17, 2025”

  As this new day begins, may I be more aware of what is happening around me.  Let me see more fully the beauty of the world around me.  Allow me to be slow down enough to let this day happen and be fully present to those I encounter.  May I give those I amContinue reading “Prayer for July 16, 2025”

ember the birth of Rembrandt, O God who gave us imagination.  May we celebrate art in all its forms and glory. May we be inspired by the visions that our artists give us so that we might see the possibilities that are before us.  His “Return of the Prodigal Son” inspired so many of usContinue reading “Prayer for July 15, 2025”

There are storms that the world is facing that are meteorological and metaphorical, O God.  Help us to endure and be safe through all of them. Protect those who are in harms way and the people who are charged with protecting and saving the people who are endangered.  May we work to limit the damageContinue reading “Prayer for July 14, 2025”

On this Holy Night, may we remember the way our Savior, Jesus Christ entered our world and journeyed with us.  His birth allows us to reimagine what is important in our world and in our lives.  From the beginning he did not do what was expected of the coming Messiah.  Instead of a birth withContinue reading “Prayer for Christmas 2024”