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Daily Prayer 365 Blog Roll

Written by: Julia Smolucha

A hope grew at Kenilworth Union—that we might be transformed by the daily rhythm of practicing our faith. Maybe the season of Lent would be a good time to experiment. Maybe a few people would join us. When 20 people became 50, we were encouraged. After Lent, the dream grew, 50 became 100, and interest is still growing. We are confident that the practice of daily devotional at Kenilworth Union has the potential to be life-giving to many. What will the next season of spiritual practice bring? What renewal, growth, or transformation might happen within you and within our collective community when we begin our day with a prayer, scripture, or poetry? We invite you to this daily practice by signing up for our email here or by following along on Facebook or Instagram.

Please consider praying with us on Sunday and at our Tuesday Mid-Day Prayer worship.

The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster

Daily Prayer 365

Day 269
Saturday, May 27, 2023

Scripture
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my […]

Daily Prayer 365

Day 268
Friday, May 25, 2023

Scripture
Jesus wept. —John 11:35

Wisdom
My father, Gilbert Frank “Poochie” Gay, June 13, 1945–May 10, 2004, started crying on the regular right about the time he got to be forty. Who knows exactly why: his much younger brother died about this time. As did his beloved uncle. He […]

Daily Prayer 365

Day 267
Thursday, May 25, 2023

Scripture
This is what the Lord says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place. —Jeremiah […]

Daily Prayer 365

Day 266
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Scripture
I love the Lord, for God heard my voice;
    God heard my cry for mercy.
Because the Lord turned a holy ear to me,
    I will call on the Lord as long as I live. —Psalm 116:1–2

Wisdom
No question that there were startling parallels between what the fathers […]

Daily Prayer 365

Day 265
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Scripture
Now, compelled by the Spirit, I’m going to Jerusalem. I don’t know what will happen to me there. —Acts 20:22

Wisdom
It is not necessary to know the future, only to enter it. —Rev. Bobbie McKay, Dancing with God: A Spiritual Autobiography

Prayer
Let my future unfold in […]

Daily Prayer 365

Day 264
Monday, May 22, 2023

Scripture
The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. —Matthew 23:11–12

Wisdom
At no point is Jesus more revolutionary than in his ideas about what it means to be great. His saying, “The […]