Prayer for the Day
A prayer that we might make Jesus' story our own
Storytelling Jesus,
You invite us to make your story, our story.
Your story reminds us God so loves the whole world.
Teach us, Jesus, your arts of storytelling, singing and dancing that open up paths of healing and renewal.
Help us, Jesus, to lean into and learn from your story;
to make it our own, so justice, loving kindness and mercy may join hands around the world that God so loves. Amen.
Alternative Prayer for the Day
A prayer that God might bless our calling
To our calling, O God, grant your blessing, to our souls your strength, to our suffering your fortitude, to our darkness your light, to our faith your joy. Amen.
A prayer for the reign of Christ
Come and reign, O Christ, in our home and its life; in our church and its mission; in our nation and its politics; in our world and its affairs. Come, O Christ. Come and reign.
Mary Sumner (1828-1921)