Everyday, 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.

Thursday, Aug. 11: We remember in our prayers the bishops and staff of our 65 synods that God will sustain and encourage them in their faith and ministries as they serve and support congregations, leaders and communities across the country.

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