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A Litany of Thanksgiving

A Litany of Thanksgiving

A Litany of Thanksgiving This is a responsive prayer (i.e., the father begins and the family joins with the bold response) Let us give thanks to God our Father for all his gifts so freely bestowed upon us. For the beauty and wonder of your creation, in earth and sky...
A Simple Way To Pray

A Simple Way To Pray

Do you find it difficult to pray? Does your mind wander? Are you not sure what to say? You are not alone.  Martin Luther’s barber experienced similar struggles and asked him for advice. In response, Luther wrote him a letter containing specific instructions and...
Prayer: In Times of War

Prayer: In Times of War

O LORD, God of infinite mercy, we humbly beseech thee to look down with pity upon the nations now engaged in war. Reckon not against thy people their many iniquities, for from the lusts of our own hearts come wars and fightings amongst us. Look in compassion on those...
Praying for Enemies

Praying for Enemies

Question: What did Jesus mean when he commanded us to pray for our enemies (Matthew 5:44)? Answered by Martin Luther: We should pray that our enemies be converted and become our friends and, if not, that their doing and designing be bound to fail and have no success...
OPC: Day of Prayer and Fasting

OPC: Day of Prayer and Fasting

The 87th General Assembly determines to call for a day of prayer and fasting on Saturday, August 21, 2021, that the whole church may pray as one people, and call upon the Lord with one voice, that we might lament our distress and unworthiness before the Lord, confess...