Dear Lord, you are good beyond all that is good and fair beyond all that is fair. Calmness and peace reside with you. My Christmas wish is that you will reconcile the differences that divide us from one another. We bring before you the disunity of our world; the violence, the wars, the intolerance of…
Dear Heavenly Father, We know as believers that we are your children, and as children we need help and guidance to grow toward maturity. Help us to grow roots that are grounded in Your word and your love. Help us to use the spiritual water that flows from You and to feed on Your word….
Creator God, thank you that we are a connected people. We talk about connections all the time; we are connected in ways other generations could never have imagined; connected with wires and radio waves, fibre optic cables and the internet, connected with roads and train tracks and airline flightplans. We are more connected with each…
Dear God, I have failed you. I have tried to be like the Good Samaritan, trying to help those in need. I’ve brought meals to those who need them, I’ve volunteered my time at the church and other organizations that help others: the veterans, the Red Cross, the disabled and more. I’ve provided financial…
Lord God, We don’t know what will happen in the future. Where our lives, our family, our jobs, or our health will be 6 days from now, 6 months from now or 6 years from now. It’s our nature as humans to try to control things. We know, though, that it is you who does…
Lord, well before you died for our sins on the cross, you taught us to love each other. You commanded us to not kill, to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. You asked us to be patient, kind, and accepting. Lord, we are hurting. There is constant senseless killing, no regard for human…
Dear Lord, thank you for bringing us together as sisters and brothers in this wonderful community of faith. We offer up our prayers of gratitude for everything we have we know comes from you. We offer our prayers for those who are needy. For children in need, for troubled youth, for the elderly and infirmed….