Everyday, 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.
Friday, April 29: From the creation story in Genesis, we learn of the importance of trees and life. We give thanks to God on this Arbor Day for the essential life-giving functions trees play in nature – for humans, wildlife and ecosystems – and pray that we take seriously our responsibility to plant and tend these gifts from God.