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.
Thursday, May 25: Ascension of our Lord It’s tempting to fix our gaze and attention heavenward, eagerly awaiting the day when we will be liberated from this life and place. We pray the Spirit will redirect our attention and energies to the work and ministry we have been called to and entrusted with here and now—serving our neighbor, sharing the gospel and equipping disciples.