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.

Tuesday, April 18: Ask God to help our faith communities be safe, welcoming, grace-filled places for honest, lively conversations, especially when we find ourselves divided by politics, opinions, circumstances and the complexities of life.

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