Week of 4/2/2017

O God, it seems that we can always find a reason to give up on life. Help us not to do that. Help us to look beyond all the despair we encounter in daily newscasts. Help us to see that you are indeed present in our lives, daring to bring hope in the midst of it all, and challenging us to do the same. Amen!

Week of 3/26/2017

It can be difficult, O God, to accept your ways of seeing, which challenge us and call us to look in new and fresh ways at the world around us. Where we thought we knew what we were looking at, help us to see beyond—to the newness you always find within. Amen.

Week of 3/19/2017

Life-giving God, sometimes we complain; sometimes we come timidly and dare not ask; sometimes we forget the amazing ways you are with us. And yet, still you offer us grace upon grace, new life in abundant measure. Thank you. Amen.

Week of 3/12/2017

Loving God, sometimes, we are scared to trust. We know we should, and we want to, but our world’s obsession with certainty and appearing to be in control can get in the way. Open us, God. Make us vulnerable. Teach us not to be afraid, but to trust in your goodness and grace. Amen.

Week of 3/5/2017

Travelling Companion God, journeys and new things can seem daunting, even overwhelming. Yet somewhere in our heart of hearts, no matter what, we know that you are with us as we venture forth. Remind us, throughout the journey, that your grace upholds our every moment. Amen.