Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life as together we pray for the needs of the world and give thanks for the ministries of our church.

Saturday, Feb. 11: Laughter and humor are gifts from God. Smile and give thanks to God for people who help us laugh and see joy in life and for those whose humor helps break through our uneasiness with difficult issues, opening us to self-reflection and different perspectives on life.

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