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, Sept. 7: As fall programs and ministries take shape and get underway in congregations, we give thanks for the service, gifts and preparation of congregational teachers, leaders and volunteers who help make things happen.

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