May 26, 2025
May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful! (Proverbs 23:25)
Today, I feel a little selfish, God. Today is World Redhead Day and I celebrate with my ginger brothers and sisters around the world. I pray for healing in everyone who was called carrot top in their younger days. I pray for wisdom and strength, and a lack of sunburns as the weather gets warmer and the sun kisses our skin. Be with all folks today, regardless of hair colour or amount of hair. May we all embrace your love and grace. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
May 27, 2025
And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour” (Luke 1:46-47)
God, today is Nothing to Fear Day, and I know that there are many who live in fear or fear surrounds them. May we confront the fears we can possibly control. May we pray for guidance and wisdom in the fears we can’t. And may we ask for friends to be with us when a fear is too big but still needs to be addressed. God, take our fears and turn them into glorious victories for your light and love. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
May 28, 2025
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. (Proverbs 22:6)
God, on this World Hunger Day, may we take account of the blessings we have. May we be mindful of the times we have struggled and what it looked like to put food on the table. May we be mindful that income and expenses are very different than they were 10 years or more ago. Where we are called, help us to explore and research systems in society that could be improved or completely changed so that everyone can have food on their table. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
May 29, 2025
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. (Colossians 3:20)
God, thank you for interesting things I didn’t know. Today is “Put a Pillow in Your Fridge Day” and as much as it seems silly, it has been done to gain some luck since about the early 1900s. God, may we have room to put our pillow in the fridge. And may we find ourselves luckier in the tradition. But God, we know that you have us in the palm of your hands in the good and bad times of life. Grant us luck, but help us in health, wisdom, and finances so we can be all that you long for us to be in our world. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
May 30, 2025
But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children. (Psalms 103:17)
Today, O God, we are reminded of a song, “There’s a Hole in My Bucket,” and today’s the day to celebrate it. As I explore the song again, it helps me to remember that we aren’t here to fix everything and everyone, but to help them figure out how to do it themselves. We are not here to convert, but to show the way. We are not here to judge, but to offer light and love, and maybe a map to show there are different ways to get to a destination. Thank you for this song and thank you for your love. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
May 31, 2025
For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! (Romans 5:10)
On Saturdays we pray for children and families. This week is National Children’s Gardening Week, and we pray that children can learn a love and a respect for nature. May they learn that they can help create beautiful things, they can nurture something that can grow, and they can be one with the earth. God be with all our children. Keep them curious and kind. May they learn empathy and compassion along the way. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
June 1, 2025
Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body. (Hebrews 10:19-20)
Today in church, we celebrate Rory’s baptism. Bless Rory and his family today and all their days to come. Today is also “Stand for Children Day.” Help us to remember that children of today are also the church of today. What they learn and experience can help them participate in the life of church and community now. It helps to foster who they will become and what the Spirit leads them to in the future. May we be welcoming and loving, sharing joy and wonderment with them. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful! (Proverbs 23:25)
Today, I feel a little selfish, God. Today is World Redhead Day and I celebrate with my ginger brothers and sisters around the world. I pray for healing in everyone who was called carrot top in their younger days. I pray for wisdom and strength, and a lack of sunburns as the weather gets warmer and the sun kisses our skin. Be with all folks today, regardless of hair colour or amount of hair. May we all embrace your love and grace. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
May 27, 2025
And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour” (Luke 1:46-47)
God, today is Nothing to Fear Day, and I know that there are many who live in fear or fear surrounds them. May we confront the fears we can possibly control. May we pray for guidance and wisdom in the fears we can’t. And may we ask for friends to be with us when a fear is too big but still needs to be addressed. God, take our fears and turn them into glorious victories for your light and love. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
May 28, 2025
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. (Proverbs 22:6)
God, on this World Hunger Day, may we take account of the blessings we have. May we be mindful of the times we have struggled and what it looked like to put food on the table. May we be mindful that income and expenses are very different than they were 10 years or more ago. Where we are called, help us to explore and research systems in society that could be improved or completely changed so that everyone can have food on their table. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
May 29, 2025
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. (Colossians 3:20)
God, thank you for interesting things I didn’t know. Today is “Put a Pillow in Your Fridge Day” and as much as it seems silly, it has been done to gain some luck since about the early 1900s. God, may we have room to put our pillow in the fridge. And may we find ourselves luckier in the tradition. But God, we know that you have us in the palm of your hands in the good and bad times of life. Grant us luck, but help us in health, wisdom, and finances so we can be all that you long for us to be in our world. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
May 30, 2025
But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children. (Psalms 103:17)
Today, O God, we are reminded of a song, “There’s a Hole in My Bucket,” and today’s the day to celebrate it. As I explore the song again, it helps me to remember that we aren’t here to fix everything and everyone, but to help them figure out how to do it themselves. We are not here to convert, but to show the way. We are not here to judge, but to offer light and love, and maybe a map to show there are different ways to get to a destination. Thank you for this song and thank you for your love. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
May 31, 2025
For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! (Romans 5:10)
On Saturdays we pray for children and families. This week is National Children’s Gardening Week, and we pray that children can learn a love and a respect for nature. May they learn that they can help create beautiful things, they can nurture something that can grow, and they can be one with the earth. God be with all our children. Keep them curious and kind. May they learn empathy and compassion along the way. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
June 1, 2025
Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body. (Hebrews 10:19-20)
Today in church, we celebrate Rory’s baptism. Bless Rory and his family today and all their days to come. Today is also “Stand for Children Day.” Help us to remember that children of today are also the church of today. What they learn and experience can help them participate in the life of church and community now. It helps to foster who they will become and what the Spirit leads them to in the future. May we be welcoming and loving, sharing joy and wonderment with them. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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