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O God who calls us to love our neighbor as ourselves, help us now more than ever to live into that commandment.  We are so angry at each other and selfish beyond anything we have seen before.  Let us quit using all the ways that our desire to have our own way and have it be replacedContinue reading “Prayer for September 17, 2021”

As this day begins O God, help me to begin it with a sense of anticipation.  May I look forward to those with whom I will come into contact.  Let me be fully present to them.  Give me the awareness to meet the needs of those around me.  May I respond to the opportunities to serve those in needContinue reading “Prayer for September 16, 2021”

In the introduction to Henri Nouwen’s book Discernment it begins with this paragraph. “During the past few years I have experienced an increasing desire to write to all of you who have become a part of that worldwide net in which I have been caught: close friends, past and current students, parishioners, correspondents, family, and community members.  Today,Continue reading “Prayer for September 15, 2021”

Thank you God for the gift of new people and experiences.  There is nothing like the wonder of meeting someone new.  May we treat that opportunity for what it truly is, the possibility to have someone new in our lives that becomes part of our family.  May we also cherish the gift of learning something new.  The excitement ofContinue reading “Prayer for September 14, 2021”

Healing God, we are so tired as we continue to deal with the Coronavirus.  It seems as if it is never-ending and we want so much to live life as we once did.  Help us as we are called once again to make sacrifices to save ourselves and others. May we recognize that many throughout history have beenContinue reading “Prayer for September 13, 2021”

Loving God, who was and is with us the day after, help us to renew our commitment to one another as we did twenty years ago on this date.  May we find the humanity we seem to have lost over the years and may we become more compassionate, empathetic and loving.  Let us come out of thisContinue reading “Prayer for September 12, 2021”

O God, who is with us at our best and worst moments, help us as we remember a day that changed us. On that day twenty years ago, we awoke as if it were any other day, and by the end of it we were shaken.  We lost so much, and were scared, angry and hurting.  SinceContinue reading “Prayer for September 11, 2021”

O God of Peace, be with us this day as we end our work week.  May we accomplish the tasks we have been given and look toward the time when our work day ends.  When that time comes, may we set aside all that might distract us from the time we will be spending away from work.  MayContinue reading “Prayer for September 10, 2021”

Compassionate God, today we remember the Martyrs of Memphis who, like our brave medical caregivers cared for very sick people during an outbreak of yellow fever.  May we honor those who put their lives on the line daily to care for the sick.  Let our actions in support of them be more than words.  We ask that youContinue reading “Prayer for September 9, 2021”

There are days that are seminal in people’s lives.  Ones that define not only a persons life, but a family’s.  Perhaps one of the hardest is when a child dies in a family.  Today is the 51st anniversary of my twin brother, Gregory’s, death.  That day changed pretty much everything for my family.  My motherContinue reading “Prayer for September 8, 2021”