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, Aug. 20: We give thanks to God for the young adults who have served in ELCA outdoor ministries this summer and ask God to bless their lives and drive their desire to serve others – in the name of Jesus Christ – as they return to school, work, new ministries or volunteer opportunities.

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