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Prayer for Oct. 16
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Prayer Ventures

Prayer for Oct. 16

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures.” 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.

You can download a pdf with the monthly “Prayer ventures” here.

Friday, Oct. 16 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake” (Psalm 23:1-3). Our shepherd loves us deeply, renews our faith, guides us along paths of truth, and was willing to sacrifice everything to restore our relationship with God. We lift up prayers of praise, joy and thanksgiving!

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