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Help me to focus today, O God. It is easy to be distracted by the myriad things that I encounter in a day, so help me to prioritize those things that I want to accomplish. Let be open enough to your Spirit guiding me that I can change course if necessary, and discerning enough toContinue reading “Prayer for May 1, 2023”

Help us to fully experience the journey you have set before us and to be patient enough to let ourselves grow into who you are calling us to become.  May we not skip the steps that will be the foundation of the ministries we are developing.  Let us embrace the passions you are building inContinue reading “Prayer for April 30, 2023”

As we begin this day, Loving God, may we choose what kind of day it will be and may that choice be one based in service to those we encounter.   As we find ourselves at midday, Creator God, may we be present to those around us and fully listen.   As our day ends,Continue reading “Prayer for April 27, 2023”

There are so many things that mark my childhood, O God. Some of them are the foods and drinks that are what mark a generation. Thank you for the memories that make our childhood special. Today marks the 60th anniversary of Cap’n Crunch Cereal. Perhaps my favorite snack. It elicits memories of Saturday morning cartoons,Continue reading “Prayer for April 26, 2023”

May we respond to those times where you put us in the right place at the right time to show our love for one another, Loving God. Help us to know when our gifts and skills can be used and give us the confidence to act accordingly. When we need help, may we ask forContinue reading “Prayer for April 25, 2023”

On this day, what became the largest library in the world (Library of Congress) was founded, O God. May we always collect and make available the diversity of knowledge, historical understanding and thought. We gain so much by taking the time to know how others think and perceive the world. May we never lose theContinue reading “Prayer for April 24, 2023”

As we journey with you, O God, help us to see the infinite possibilities that you have set before us. May we know that there is not one single path to the place you intend for us but one with many forks in the road where we may wander in a direction we neither expectedContinue reading “Prayer for April 22, 2023”

The past few days have been a whirlwind, O God, and I have been praying via my actions and not putting them down in words.  Help us when we get into those times where it feels like we are going from one thing to another so rapidly to find a couple minutes to slow downContinue reading “Prayer for April 21, 2023”

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day and we find our world in an increasingly tenuous time, O God. Help us to not only remember those who were killed and suffered during that time, but to also look diligently for signs of something like that from happening again. Help us to stand up to bigotry, racism andContinue reading “Prayer for April 18, 2023”

In looking at what happened in History on this day, O God of Peace, I am struck by how many events of war and violence are remembered today. It appears we have not learned our history and the futility of war. We have several wars going on in the world today and so much ofContinue reading “Prayer for April 17, 2023”