May 12
Pray for opportunities for fun ... then act on them with your family and
friends.
Give thanks for the joy of gardening and the gorgeous flowers and bountiful
crops that will be produced.
Pray for women participating in the Allegheny Synod Women of the ELCA
convention, that they may be filled with zeal for bold action in Jesus' name.
May 19
Pray for the leaders and participants in the Bible study introduction at
Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa.
Give thanks for authors of Bible studies, hymns, devotions, program resources,
and reports, asking God to make their gifts a blessing to you in your
ministry(ies).
Pray for inspiration for and bold action from women participating in the South
Carolina Synod Women of the ELCA convention.
May 26
Pray for those who continue to recover from disasters, for those who serve them,
and for insight into ways you can support their return to whatever normalcy they
can find.
Give thanks for Women of the ELCA's grants and scholarships programs, that were
able to provide assistance to many people through the estate-planning generosity
of women like you.
Pray for women participating in the Northwestern Pennsylvania and North Carolina
Women of the ELCA conventions, that they may learn much, praise even more, and
act extensively on their faith in Jesus Christ.
June 2
Pray for leaders and participants in the Bible study introduction event at
Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn.
Give thanks for educators who have, for another year, shared their skills and
learnings with students who are now entering the employment area, serving as
mentors at home, or continuing their education.
Pray for grace-filled, faith-full action from participants in the Northwestern
Minnesota and Northeastern Minnesota Women of the ELCA conventions.
June 9
Pray for employment opportunities for the un- and under-employed.
Give thanks for businesses, agencies, and institutions that offer employment to
their communities.
Pray for leaders and participants in the South Dakota, Southeastern Iowa,
Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Northeastern Pennsylvania Women of the ELCA
conventions, that their commitment to the purpose of Women of the ELCA be
renewed and their outreach blessed.
June 16
Pray for Church Women United's Ecumenical Women's Gathering in Independence, Mo.
Give thanks for picnics, parties, and family gatherings.
Pray for women in the Northeastern Iowa Synod Women of the ELCA convention to be
inspired, encouraged, and renewed in their commitment to act boldly on their
faith in Jesus Christ.
June 23
Pray for visionary women who are strong leaders in the global community, that
their vision may be shared, their leadership welcomed, and their lives made a
blessing to all. Pray also that God would protect them from forces that would
dismiss or seek to quell their service, and other atrocities.
Give thanks for peace-makers and God's gift of peace to each of us.
Pray for a full measure of God's Spirit, pressed down and overflowing, for the
leaders and participants in the Lower Susquehanna and Western Iowa Women of the
ELCA conventions.
June 30
Pray for program presenters, vendors, service providers, board members, and
staff who will support your enjoyment of the "Come to the Waters" Triennial
Gathering.
Give thanks for your baptism and the assurance that you have been "marked with
the cross of Christ" forever.
Pray for global women attending the triennial gathering, that they may have safe
travels.