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1 day ago | 
livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik
Martin Luther likely wasn’t toting a Big Gulp when he went to hammer his 95 Theses to the church door in 1517. But if he were, and if he had properly disposed of the plastic foam cup, it might have lived to see this century’s 500th anniversary of the Reformation. That’s how long it takes plastic foam to break down. Vegetables buried in a landfill decompose in five days, maybe a month. Paper, five months or less. Orange peels take as long as six months.
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1 day ago | 
livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. 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. Wednesday, April 23 Every day, Jesus walks with us, sharing good news and wisdom just as he did with Cleopas and his companion on the road to Emmaus.
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2 days ago | 
livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. 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.
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3 days ago | 
livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik
Lectionary for April 27, 2025Second Sunday of EasterActs 5:27-32; Psalm 118:14-29;Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31I spend a fair amount of time as a volunteer “pray-er” on a prayer app. Thousands of strangers submit prayers for their health, relationships, finances or for the state of the world.
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3 days ago | 
livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. 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. Monday, April 21 When you reflect on who might need your presence, comfort and reassuring words of love and hope, who comes to mind? Include them in your prayers and reach out to them.
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4 days ago | 
livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. 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. Sunday, April 20 Easter Day Sing praise and thanksgiving to God! This is the day the Lord has made for us to gather as loved and forgiven children, celebrating our freedom from the bondage of sin and death.
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5 days ago | 
livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. 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. Saturday, April 19 We ask the Spirit for a faith that is certain and resilient, even when we don’t fully understand or appreciate what God has done for humanity through Jesus Christ.
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6 days ago | 
livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. 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. Friday, April 18 Good Friday “Start being brave about everything. Drive out darkness and spread light. Don’t look at your weaknesses.
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1 week ago | 
livinglutheran.org | Andrea Kulik
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource “Prayer ventures,” which can be downloaded here. 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. 17 Maundy ThursdayToday we end our observation of Lent and shift our attention to what God has done for the world through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, son of God and son of humankind.
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1 week ago | 
livinglutheran.org | Tim Brown |Andrea Kulik
The Triduum, or Great Three Days, is the antidote to an overly saccharine Easter. It is one service held over three days, a continuing narrative that feeds into one another, encompassing not only that fateful moment in history but also speaking to all moments in time and space where God has eked resurrection out of despair and unimaginable heartache.
