This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. — Psalm 118:24 This is the day. This particular one. It’s the day filled with the people you’ll meet, the interactions you’ll have,and the opportunities you’ll find today. Not just some random day, but this is the day. This one. And…

I was sitting on the floor of the front part of our church sanctuary during worship. Craig, our Lay Leader, was praying. Zane, his younger brother Silas, and I were still working with our prayer tags.  Zane had a great cinch bag.  Silas had a giant SpongeBob backpack.  I had my laptop backpack. I was having trouble…

God of all knowledge and wisdom, we pray your blessing on these students, young and old, as they begin a new year. Help them to discover and develop the gifts you have given them. As they grow in knowledge, help them also to grow in kindness and compassion, learning respect for themselves and others. Strengthen…

The prayer that’s on backpacks and work bags of people in our church  — God of all knowledge and wisdom, we pray your blessing on these students, young and old, as they begin a new year. Help them to discover and develop the gifts you have given them. As they grow in knowledge, help them also to…

The backpack and work bag prayer we’ve been living with recently — God of all knowledge and wisdom, we pray your blessing on these students, young and old, as they begin a new year. Help them to discover and develop the gifts you have given them. As they grow in knowledge, help them also to grow…

I was glad when they said, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord!” —  Psalm 122:1 They invited me and I was glad. We went and I was even gladder. Who have you invited?

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. — Psalm 118:24 Not a day that was.  That’s called Yesterday. Not a day that will be.  That’s called Tomorrow. This is the day that’s called Today. Our prescription for Today: rejoice and be glad. 

Here’s a prayer we’re praying together this week: God of all knowledge and wisdom, we pray your blessing on these students, young and old, as they begin a new year. Help them to discover and develop the gifts you have given them. As they grow in knowledge, help them also to grow in kindness and…

You’re invited to join the rest of us all this week — here’s the prayer on tags people put on backpacks and work bags in worship this past weekend: God of all knowledge and wisdom, we pray your blessing on these students, young and old, as they begin a new year. Help them to discover and develop the…

Here’s the prayer that’s on a tag that was attached to a great number of people’s book bags and work bags this weekend in our worship services.  Join the rest of us in praying it this week — God of all knowledge and wisdom, we pray your blessing on these students, young and old, as they…