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.

Wednesday, Sept. 19: Ask God to help guide and temper our words and the manner in which we speak to others so that our speech and tone serve to bless, demonstrate concern and encourage rather than injure, condemn, belittle or divide.

 

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