Gratitude

Gratitude

Prayer

God of all good things, these past months have focused our gratitude on the labor and sacrifice of front-line workers. We have grown in our appreciation of doctors and nurses, delivery personnel, first responders, grocery workers, and so many others. Lord, give us the strength and courage to not only express our gratitude but to be people of gratitude. May their example inspire us to become people willing to lead lives of service and love, giving of ourselves for the good of others. We pray in your name. Amen.

Prayer

Prayer

Prayer

Faithful and ever-living God, thank you for the many gifts you give us, for the many blessings you bestow upon us. Thank you especially for the gift of your presence in our lives. Fill us with the gift of your Holy Spirit who will inspire us to pray. Grant us the discipline to spend time with you each day and open our hearts that we will be transformed by you through prayer. We pray as we live, in your name. Amen.

Failure

Failure

Prayer

God of justice and peace, sometimes we can be paralyzed by the fear of failure. We can spend our days imagining a life and a world that fear can prevent us from pursuing. Fill our hearts with courage, Lord, that we can strive to build a better life and a better world in spite of our fears. Give us the strength to continue when we fail, trusting that something better can only be achieved when we take the risk. We offer this prayer in your name. Amen.

Trust

Trust

Prayer

Merciful God, in the midst of so many challenges confronting our lives and world, it can be difficult to trust. It can be difficult to trust ourselves, our leaders, even the future you promise us. May the example of Mary inspire us to face each day confident in your love and trusting in the promises you make to us. Fill our hearts with hope and confirm our faith through lives dedicated to you and to others. Amen.

Sacrifice

Sacrifice

Prayer

God of courage and compassion, You call us to be people of love. But we know that it can be difficult to love others because love requires so much. Inspire us through the example of Jesus that we might have the courage to love others. May the example of people like Maximilian Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in Auschwitz, help us develop the willingness to sacrifice so that love might live. We pray in your name. Amen.

Courage

Courage

Prayer

Holy God, we know that life can be difficult. We can have difficult days, challenging times, stressful experiences. And yet, we know that you are with us in all things. Strengthen our trust in you. Fill us with the gift of your Holy Spirit, that we might face the challenges of life with courage and hope. Console us in painful times and inspire within us a willingness to always begin again. Amen.

Gratitude

Gratitude

Prayer

Gracious God, we know it is all too easy to take others for granted. As time passes, we can begin to see the extraordinary as ordinary, as normal. Help us to not take others for granted, especially those who sacrifice daily that we might be healthy and safe. Stir within us a spirit of gratitude and develop within us hearts that appreciate the goodness and love of others. Amen.