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 3: Continue to pray for victims of gun violence and their families; for communities, students and those terrorized by all too familiar acts of violence across our nation, and pray for those who commit acts of violence and those who are unmoved by these tragedies. Ask God’s forgiveness for our failings and the ways in which we have – knowingly or unintentionally – cultivated or supported a culture of violence, hatred, anger and fear. Pray God will guide and embolden us to do what is necessary to turn the tide of violence and build a counter-culture where people can experience God’s intended peace and life abundant.

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