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Compassionate God, we thank you for the friends, counselors and mentors you have given us over the years.  Many were with us during our toughest times and helped us to make it through them.  We are grateful for the times when we get to be the same for others in our lives.  The gift ofContinue reading “Prayer for June 3, 2021”

O God who calls us to greater things, help us to learn about our history.  We know that history is often written by the winners.  May we learn the rest of the stories that surround what we think we know as fact.  We have learned so much about how we have struggled and succeeded throughout history.  May we continueContinue reading “Prayer for June 2, 2021”

Today O Lord, our bloodhound, Red, will probably be no longer with us. It is on these days that we are so much more aware of what our pets mean to us.  Help us to understand how you have put our companion animals into our lives to experience unconditional love and forgiveness.  Let us find ways toContinue reading “Prayer for June 1, 2021”

In my family, Memorial Day was special because one of our ancestors was a part of the foundation of this day.  It was concurrently founded by many people who wanted to honor those who sacrificed their lives for our country.  https://history.army.mil/html/reference/holidays/memday/index.html The story we were told was about three soldiers on a weekend pass seeing a womanContinue reading “Prayer for May 31, 2021”

Creator God, we thank you for making us in your image and giving us the gift of imagination.  We know that while we try to define you to fit our desires and expectations, that you have made us driven to learn and create new things ourselves.  Help us to look to all that you created and howContinue reading “Prayer for May 30, 2021”

O God who calls us to love one another as you have loved us, we thank you for giving us families.  We are grateful for the family we are born to, and the family we have chosen along the way.  You have put people in our lives who love us unconditionally when we need it most.  You haveContinue reading “Prayer for May 29, 2021”

I wrote this prayer for our Graduating class at Mead Hall who graduate today.  I have edited it to fit with any of the many graduates of 2021. They have done well to accomplish so much this year. O Lord our God, we come before you today to celebrate the Graduating Class of 2021.  They haveContinue reading “Prayer for May 28, 2021”

Loving God, we thank you for all the many gifts you have given us.  Help us to use them this day to build up those around us and to make our world a better place.  Let us encourage others to use the talents they have in similar ways.  May we face challenges in a way that responds inContinue reading “Prayer for May 27, 2021”

O God our Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier we thank you for the gift of children.  As we end this school year we look back at the beginning of the year and wonder where all the time went and are surprised at how much they have grown.  This has been a challenging year for the students, teachers, parentsContinue reading “Prayer for May 26, 2021”

Ever-present God, be with those who have lost loved ones during these past trying months.  We ask that you comfort them as they continue on the journey you have set before them without someone that was so much a part of their journey to this point.  Help those of us who remain to be supportive to thoseContinue reading “Prayer for May 25, 2021”