Prayer for Our Nation:  ​A Prayer for America By Tamara Lebak

God of many names,
You who has endowed us with the inalienable rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,
Let us remember this day that in this country there is no national religion,
There is no superior race
There is no preferable gender or orientation.
We gather holding a common value
That the glory of this country
rests first and foremost in its diversity.
Out of many ideas,
Out of many beliefs,
Out of many views,
Out of many voices,
Out of many passions,
Out of many experiences,
We are one.

​Help us O God, to never forget
that we need not be alike
to live and love alike.
We ask for forgiveness this day
For our national and individual transgressions …
When we have chosen inaction or silence
in the face of injustice,
and abuse of power --
and our failure to claim our own.
We ask for forgiveness for
When we have not known our own neighbor, Fed our hungry, or equipped our future generation with Knowledge and love.
We ask for a blessing on this nation
according to our own faith and forms
And pledge our voice in support of moving closer and closer to freedom.
These and the prayers of our hearts we pray now in the silence...
In the names of those who have come before
And those who are yet to be,
In the names of all of the helpers of humankind: Amen.

Election Season Liturgy - FREE from a Sanctified Art
Election seasons are seasons of heightened anxiety, fear, and division. Following Jesus’ model of caring for the most vulnerable, we believe God calls us to stay attentive to the policies and leaders that impact our collective well-being. We believe God calls us to use our vote to work toward building God’s beloved community on earth. Therefore, this simple liturgy is designed to carve out space for reflection, listening, and connection—in the midst of staying active and engaged throughout election season.
Written to be used at home by families or individuals, this liturgy could also be adapted for small groups or corporate worship. To adapt the liturgy for congregational use, we would encourage the addition of (COVID-safe) Holy Communion, a longer prayer of the people with silent reflection time, and hymns.

Election Season Prayers - FREE From Christine V. Hides, includes easy pics for Facebook shares.

Spark Story Bible Companion Devotional Bundle: Devotional and Psalm Book
The Spark Story Bible Devotions for Kids takes children on a journey through 100 beloved Bible stories with questions for reflection, key verses, prayers, and family activity ideas.
In The Spark Story Bible Psalm Book, fifty of the most well-known psalms are rewritten in child-friendly language. 

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Our Father in Heaven:  A Lord's Prayer Pop-Up Book - by Agostino Traini from Sparkhouse.

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Faith@Home -The Episcopal Church provides a year-round weekly email that will include four separate lectionary based reflections and prompts for families (however that is defined) and friend groups. Each section is written by one of our diverse contributors with a specific pairing in mind--Adult to Littles, Adult to Middles , Adult to Bigs and Adult to Adult --so families of all types and sizes can dive deeper into the scriptures together. Additionally, each week will feature one unifying question that reaches across all four reflections.

Faith Lens - Written with teenagers in mind, it is a weekly (during the school year) look at the lessons that uses current events and relevant questions to get people talking. Put out by the ELCA.

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Praying in Color - Sybil MacBeth Why Pray in Color?
1) You want to pray but words escape you. 2) Sitting still and staying focused in prayer are a challenge. 3) Your body wants to be part of your prayer. 4) You want to just hang out with God but don’t know how. 5) Listening to God feels like an impossible task . 6) Your mind wanders and your body complains. 7) You want a visual, concrete way to pray.  8) You Need a new way to pray.

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Daily Devotional Resource from Spirit & Truth Publishing - 
A week's resource includes:

• Scripture Verse of the Week
• Mealtime Prayer
• Daily Bible Readings (that follow the Narrative Lectionary)
• Service Challenge
• Suggested Devotions Framework
• Prayer of the Week
• Caring Conversation topics
• Prayer Challenge
• A Blessing to Share

This resource was designed to be printed as a half-page, double-sided paper often to be inserted into a weekly worship bulletin (which is why we often call it a bulletin insert). However, each week's resource is a separate PDF file that can be sent home to individuals and families. No bulletin required!

Example of a Weekly Family Devotion Guide.

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Lutheran Outdoor Ministry's  Daily Bread Ministries has partnered with the Christian Camp and Conference Association to provide a 30- day devotional guide for junior and senior high.

Faith Fix - For families or churches you can order a Faith Fix box and have intentional interactive faith activities and devotions at home.  Created by an ELCA Children's minister, each box covers a variety of themes.

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Lutheran Outdoor Ministry's  Daily Bread Ministries has partnered with the Christian Camp and Conference Association to provide a 30- day devotional guide for junior and senior high.

Spiritual Practices - Being a faith-filled family isn't only about reading the Bible together, it also includes spiritual practices and the Christian Reformed Church has done the work for you!

Wonder Stories from Lutherhill Camp -Join Pastor Jen Kindsvatter for a delightful series of Wonder Stories recorded at various places at Lutherhill in La Grange. Be sure to check out the Wonder Questions in the comments of each video! (see example below)

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Wondering God
Wonderfully Made
Wonderful World
Wrestling with Wonder
Wondering What's Next

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Visual Faith Project from Vibrant Faith starts with photographs and then leads the person into deeper conversation about faith.

Prayer Beads - Idea by Jerusalem Jackson Greer  who devised a method of traveling the beads while praying The Lord’s Prayer.