Saturday, November 7, 2026

NOVEMBER 2026 PRAYERS: Prayers to pray without really trying

 NOVEMBER 2026 PRAYERS

PRAYERS to pray without really trying

(and Sometimes Prayer to Me Is a Mood Without Any Words at All)

by Jeanette Struchen


       I was searching my bookshelf for a source for November prayers before I move into Dietrich Bonhoeffer's 'God Is in the Manger' for the Advent/Christmas season.  I found Struchen 1967 book with my mom's name on the front flap.  Must have picked it up from her library when she passed away.  Some short, some long....prayers of intercession, praise and joy, gratitude, and confession.  I have put in quotes those phrases taken directly from the book, added my scribble figures and a relevent haiku.  My daily prayer are embedded within the various forms of praying hands.