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The New Year often has people resolve to do something to change their lives, Creator God.  Often they are lofty goals that may or may not be met.  Oddly enough, the goals found in your primary commandments are challenging enough. So it is my intentions, with your help to attempt to live them out thisContinue reading “Prayer for January 1, 2026”

Thank you for giving us the hope that faith brings, O God.  When we try to do things without you they tend to go off the rails because we want so much to control what is happening around us.  Help us to let go and focus on what is important, what lifts others up, whatContinue reading “Prayer for December 27, 2025”

It always seemed so strange that we celebrate the death of the church’s first martyr on the day following Christmas, O God.   It is as if we need the reminder that following Christ has ramifications.  For us whose risks for our faith are fairly minimal, help us to go ahead and take those risks.  MayContinue reading “Prayer for December 26, 2025”

May the people who have power to stop the many wars that are going on, or developing right now, have their hearts changed.  So many of them are for selfish reasons, that have nothing to do with any moral excuse.  Give those who have the responsibility to speak up against these actions the backbone toContinue reading “Prayer for December 23, 2025”

Be with all the people who are traveling this week, and keep them safe, O God.  May they enjoy the gift of gathering with those they love and feel the blessings that this season brings.  We also remember those who are alone during this season and struggling.  Help them to find community.  Let them beContinue reading “Prayer for December 22, 2025”

There are three Joseph’s that figure deeply in our story, O God.  The first endured a ton of suffering and continued to speak of what his God meant to him, and through his faith continued to come out successful and faithful in the end.  The second adopted his son to help him become a partContinue reading “Prayer for December 21, 2025”

Help us to find ways to make others know we love them, O God.  May we seek to change the narrative of suspicion and anxiety toward others to one that welcomes and embraces the stranger in our midst.  Help us to be grateful for all that we have and generous in what we share withContinue reading “Prayer for December 20, 2025”

For many, today is the last day before Christmas break and a couple days into Hanukkah.  May we take the time to remember the significance of the feasts we celebrate.  Let us honor not only the tradition but the intent and importance of what they mean.  Allow us to take the respite that often isContinue reading “Prayer for December 19, 2025”

We seem to be living in a time of escalating tensions, O God.  May we find ways to step back from what seems like the brink of chaos and reset ourselves.  May we look more at what great things can happen when we work toward a loving world and try to lessen the anxiety thatContinue reading “Prayer for December 18, 2025”

What I hope, O God that encourages us to be greater than we can ask or I imagine, is that I will dream that big.  May I see the possibilities that are before both me and those around me and find something special.  When opportunities present themselves, help me to make those ministries that meanContinue reading “Prayer for December 17, 2025”