Imagination

Imagination

Imagination

Prayer

God of vision, we can often be discouraged by events in the world around us. We can often be discouraged by the failures in our own lives, especially the failure to realize dreams we have had for ourselves. Encourage us through the gift of your presence and love that our vision for the world and the dreams we dream for ourselves can still be realized. Give us the courage to believe that what we imagine for others and for ourselves can still become reality. We pray this in the name of God who is the source of our hopeful dreaming. Amen.

Imagination

Imagination

Prayer

God of goodness, we thank you for the many gifts you give to us, for the many blessings you bestow upon us. In a special way today, we thank you for the gift of the human imagination. The power of the imagination not only creates works of art that move and inspire, the imagination also creates solutions to problems and envisions a future better than the present we experience. Inspire within us a desire to cultivate our imagination and contribute its fruits to making a better world. In God’s name we pray. Amen.

Music

Music

Prayer

God of all good things, we thank you today and every day for the many gifts you give to us, for the many blessings you bestow upon us. We thank you today in a special way for the gift of music. Music can stir the soul, can inspire the heart, can stimulate the imagination, and can call to action. Fill our hearts with gratitude and appreciation for all your good gifts. May we strive each day to use them in a way that will bring glory to your name and advance peace among your people. Amen.