For Pentecost

O God, you taught the hearts of faithful people by sending the light of your Holy Spirit. Grant us the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things.

Amen.

A Mother's Day Prayer

Dear God, you created each one of us, gave us the gift of life, and called us good. You sustain us and even when we fail to be good, even when we fail to live as your faithful children, you love us anyway.
God we thank you for your love; it’s a love that nourishes us in times of need, that brings light into our darkness, that carries us through distress and celebrates our joys…God we know that it is a sacrificial love. And so today especially, we thank you for all those in our lives who love us in the same way; who raise us up, who support and sustain us and sacrifice for us, and who love us unconditionally.
God, in your name, we celebrate our mothers and women who act as mothers. Thank you for their impact in our lives and the lives of all around them, our society and the world. We remember and pray for those who are trying to be mothers. God give them hope and peace. We pray for those who have lost their mothers, and we pray for those mothers who have lost their children. God give them your comfort and strength. And, we pray for those whose relationships with their mothers are in need of repair. God give them patience and faith. Help us to remember that with you, all things are possible.

Thank you for the love of your Son, in his name we pray.
Amen.

Short and sweet

God, I am grateful. 
I'm grateful for this day, for my life, for your love.
Be with me as I go.
In the name of you holy Son, who prepares a way for me,

Amen.

A Prayer in the face of Storms

Dear God,

God each of us knows storms in our lives, times of insecurity, fear, and pain…each of us knows storms in our hearts, moments of weakness, meanness, and unfaithfulness, when the pressures of life overcome us and we fail to focus on you, we fail to follow you, we fail to live with you.

God we are so grateful, we are so grateful that you forgive us before we ask, that you offer us grace without a price, and that you love us no matter what. God it is almost unbelievable, incomprehensible that you would want to be in a relationship with us, and God we celebrate that truth, we celebrate the truth that nothing can keep us from you and more importantly nothing can keep you from us, not even ourselves.

Give us your peace, God, beyond our understanding, give us your hope, give us shelter from our storms, and allow us to rest in your love.

Amen.

A Morning Prayer

This being another day, O God, we do not know what it will bring.
Make us ready for whatever it will be.

If we are to stand, help us to stand bravely.
If we are to sit, help us to sit quietly.
If we are to do nothing, help us do so graciously.

Make these more than words. Give us the spirit of Jesus Christ.

Amen.