Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. These daily 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, Oct. 8 In the first eight months of this year, there were 292 mass shootings and more than 28,400 gun-related injuries and deaths. We pray for those who suffer grief and trauma due to gun violence or accidental shootings. May God help us be steadfast and wise in our advocacy to end gun violence and our care for those impacted.