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May we, Loving God, find ways to care for the weakest and neediest among us. We are often so selfish about getting ours and we bask in our abundance that we miss the obvious need right in front of us. May we so cherish life that we put others needs before our own. May weContinue reading “Prayer for June 25, 2022”

Everyday O God, there are families that are crushed by the reality of suicide. Please help us to be present enough to help those who are in so much pain or fear that taking their life seems the only avenue. Let those who are in need of hope find the love and support they needContinue reading “Prayer for June 24, 2022”

Thank you O God for the gift of the ministry to which I have been called. Twenty-one years ago today, I became a priest. It has been such and incredible adventure and I am grateful for all the mentors you have placed in my path to guide me when I needed it most. I haveContinue reading “Prayer for June 23, 2022”

May we be present to the world around us this day, O God. Give us the awareness of your spirit in the eyes of those we meet today. Let us find ways to make this world better using the many gifts you have given us. Allow us to see the beauty that is before usContinue reading “Prayer for June 22, 2022”

Throughout history O God, we have used your name and implied your support to laws, actions that go deeply against who you call us to be as people of God. Help us to stand up against misuse of your call to walk in Love as you loved us and speak out against hatred in allContinue reading “Prayer for June 21, 2022”

Thank you God, for the gift of friends and the desire to make more. Help us to cherish our relationships and to take the time to let those we love know how much they mean to us. Let us not be distracted from the things that are important and focus on what builds up, whatContinue reading “Prayer for June 20, 2022”

As we celebrate Juneteenth (also called Jubilee Day) help us to remember that freedom from oppression and slavery is hard fought. May we work toward a world where bigotry, hatred and fear of our neighbor no longer exists. Let us lift one another up knowing that injustice often exist longer than our recognition that somethingContinue reading “Prayer for June 19, 2022”

Yesterday many of us woke up to yet another new story about a shooting, this time in an Episcopal Church. It made me look again to see why it was again that some people think that any weapon (I don’t know what weapon was used in the shooting) is available to everyone. The reality isContinue reading “Prayer for June 18, 2022”

Creator God, we find ourselves in a time of extremes. We have divisions among ourselves that seem so vast that many wonder if we can ever come together again in ways to which you call us. We have increasingly strong storms and scary weather. We have droughts, monsoons, more violent weather than we have inContinue reading “Prayer for July 17, 2022”

Be present, Compassionate God, with those whose families are struggling. For the families who are dealing with illness find healing, and the caregivers rest. For those that are dealing with poverty, find support. For families that are breading up or redefining themselves, help them to find ways to react in loving ways, even though hurtContinue reading “Prayer for June 16, 2022”