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.
Sunday, July 22: Pray we learn from the selfless, empathetic example of Jesus to not turn our backs on our neighbors, especially those in need or crisis, but to move close, accompany them and exercise generosity and compassion.
Bishop Curry issues statement on the death penalty
Yehiel Curry, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a statement about recent incidents related to the death penalty in the United States. “My heart was troubled by the recent…