These ideas are designed to be starting points for the prayers of a particular community of faith.

Joe Milner

For the Church: that we may live as God’s holy people, manifesting God’s love and compassion to all who enter our lives

For our parish community: that we may recognize the work of the Spirit who has called us together and who unites us as God’s children

For freedom of spirit: that God will unbind us from possessions, grudges, and resentments so that we may be free to love and offer our gifts in service to others

For the grace of discernment: that the Spirit will guide us in recognizing the fears and desires which cloud our motivations so that we may choose wisely how to serve God each day

For the grace to love as God loves: that we may love others as God has loved us, unconditionally and without expectation

For all whom we perceive to be enemies: that they may experience God at work and be open to new relationships and cooperation

For growth toward wholeness: that we may surrender our brokenness to God and allow God to lead us to fuller integrity, authenticity, and wholeness

For the grace of reconciliation: that God will heal the wounds and divisions amongst families, co-workers, neighborhoods, and nations so that we may work together to advance a greater good

For growth in holiness: that we may follow God’s invitation, fulfill the work to which God has called us and be drawn ever deeper into friendship with God

For courage to turn the other check: that God will strengthen us when we have been injured to continue to love and serve without reservation

For who have experienced abuse: that God will heal their pain, renew their spirits, and give them the strength to live each day fully

For the people of East Africa: that God will curtail the destructive work of the locust and open pathways for food to reach those facing starvation

For those working to curtail the coronavirus: that God will give them insight, slow the spread of the virus, and protect all who are caring for the sick

For all who are imprisoned: that God will touch their hearts, free them from their mistakes, and help them to embark upon a new journey in life

For peace: that God will transform hardened hearts and closed minds so that bloodshed may end and peace may be established for all who are experiencing conflict and violence