Prayer of the Day O God our strength, without you we are weak and wayward creatures. Protect us from all dangers that attack us from the outside, and cleanse us from all evil that arises from within ourselves, that we …

Prayer of the Day Holy God, your word feeds your people with life that is eternal. Direct our choices and preserve us in your truth, that, renouncing what is false and evil, we may live in you, through your Son, …

Prayer of the Day Ever-loving God, your Son gives himself as living bread for the life of the world. Fill us with such a knowledge of his presence that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life to …

Prayer of the Day Gracious God, your blessed Son came down from heaven to be the true bread that gives life to the world. Give us this bread always, that he may live in us and we in him, and …

Ministry in this broken world is full of twists and turns. Sometimes it’s straightforward, but more often than not, things occur that aren’t necessarily in the original game plan for the day, week, or month. Of course, the same is …

Prayer of the Day O God, eternal goodness, immeasurable love, you place your gifts before us; we eat and are satisfied. Fill us and this world in all its need with the life that comes only from you, through Jesus …

One of the interesting observations of getting older seems to be how time passes so differently for me than it does for my children. I remember when I was young, time seemed to move so slowly. A five-minute wait for …

Prayer of the Day Gracious God, you have placed within the hearts of all your children a longing for your word and a hunger for your truth. Grant that we may know your Son to be the true bread of …

For the past several years, it has probably felt like facts are hard to come by. Everything in our news media – and sometimes in our in-person encounters – seems to be considered subjective, or prone to “alternative facts.” It’s …

Prayer of the Day O God, powerful and compassionate, you shepherd your people, faithfully feeding and protecting us. Heal each of us, and make us a whole people, that we may embody the justice and peace of your Son, Jesus …

Prayer of the Day O God, from you come all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works. Give to us, your servants, that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey your …

In the gospel of John (Chapter 8:31-36), Jesus speaks of the freedom that comes from continuing in his word. As we approach the Fourth of July this year, with questions of freedom on our hearts due to recent news in our …