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Prayer

Thank you, God, for your gift of presence that sustains me today. If I am too weak or broken, lift me up and carry me as you did in the days of old. Amen.

Carry These Words in Your Heart Today

God lifts me up and carries me.

Today's Picture

God's gift of presence -- through friends, through our faith community, through the Eucharist. I took this picture last summer at Lake Junaluska -- at the SOULfeast conference.

Question

How is God present to you today? Share your reflections.

Book of the Day

The Africana Worship Book
Sherrie Dobbs Johnson

Discipleship Resources published a series of three Africana Worship Books. Each book takes the scriptures of one of the lectionary years (A, B, or C) as the inspiration for prayers written by a group of talented writers. The litanies and prayers in each book speak with the truth of the African American experience in the world. And they call out the human experience as brothers and sisters who stand before our God in worship. I'm honored to have been able to use one of these prayers in The Uncluttered Heart. More about the book.

Sing Your Prayer

Open My Heart - All four verses. Listen.