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Household Prayers
Week of June 22, 2025
Household Prayer: Morning[1]
Dear God, today I will be tempted to wander away from you. By your Spirit, guide me in the ways you want me to go. I may become discouraged by my own limitations or by interactions I have with others. Direct my thoughts and words and actions so that they reflect your love, not only for me, but also for those around me. Remind me today and every day that, in Jesus Christ, I belong to you. That will be enough. Amen.
Household Prayer: Evening
Creator of day and night, as shadows lengthen let me gather my thoughts and feelings before you. Thank you for your presence today. Watch over me through the night. Be with those who are wakeful, either because they are doing their work, caring for others, or because of trouble that will not let them rest. Grant to all your peace, and the promise that your kingdom is coming as surely as the morning light. In this hope let all your people trust, giving you thanks and praise tonight, tomorrow, and forever. Amen
Questions for Reflection
When do I feel the most separated from God? When do I feel closest to God?
Daily Awareness Reflection[2]
At the end of the day, I’ve been asking myself the following questions. I jot down the answers and ask them again the next evening. I’ve found it helps me to remain centered as well as increasing my awareness of God in my life. It takes about 10 minutes.
[1] The Morning & Evening Prayer and Question for Reflection are reprinted by permission of Westminster John Knox Press from Feasting on the Word® Worship Companion. Copyright 2014.
[2] Elizabeth Liebert, The Soul of Discernment (Louisville, KY: John Knox Press, 2015), 31.
Week of June 22, 2025
Household Prayer: Morning[1]
Dear God, today I will be tempted to wander away from you. By your Spirit, guide me in the ways you want me to go. I may become discouraged by my own limitations or by interactions I have with others. Direct my thoughts and words and actions so that they reflect your love, not only for me, but also for those around me. Remind me today and every day that, in Jesus Christ, I belong to you. That will be enough. Amen.
Household Prayer: Evening
Creator of day and night, as shadows lengthen let me gather my thoughts and feelings before you. Thank you for your presence today. Watch over me through the night. Be with those who are wakeful, either because they are doing their work, caring for others, or because of trouble that will not let them rest. Grant to all your peace, and the promise that your kingdom is coming as surely as the morning light. In this hope let all your people trust, giving you thanks and praise tonight, tomorrow, and forever. Amen
Questions for Reflection
When do I feel the most separated from God? When do I feel closest to God?
Daily Awareness Reflection[2]
At the end of the day, I’ve been asking myself the following questions. I jot down the answers and ask them again the next evening. I’ve found it helps me to remain centered as well as increasing my awareness of God in my life. It takes about 10 minutes.
- Slow down. Stop. Prepare yourself to pray by becoming aware of the love with which God looks on you …
- Note the gifts God has given you today. Give thanks to God for them …
- Ask God that this be a time of special grace and revelation …
- With God, review the day. Look at the stirrings of your heart, your thoughts, and your choices as the day progressed. Which have been of God? Which have not? What does God want to say to you about both? …
- Ask for forgiveness for failures/omissions, for healing from their effects …
[1] The Morning & Evening Prayer and Question for Reflection are reprinted by permission of Westminster John Knox Press from Feasting on the Word® Worship Companion. Copyright 2014.
[2] Elizabeth Liebert, The Soul of Discernment (Louisville, KY: John Knox Press, 2015), 31.
Prayers reprinted by permission of Westminster John Knox Press from
Feasting on the Word ® Worship Companion. Copyright 2013.
Feasting on the Word ® Worship Companion. Copyright 2013.