Pray Together UMCNA

The children at All Saints UMC in Trussville recorded a short prayer for the new school year.

Lennox Andrews of Pathways UMC shares a back-to-school blessing written by Rev. Marilyn E. Thornton from UMC Resources.

Retired teacher Michelle Jones offers wisdom and prayer for teachers headed back to the classroom.

Young Will Hulsey shares a prayer for students to say before the school day starts. The prayer is adapted from "A Child's Prayer for School" by D.G. Hollums, published by UMC Discipleship Ministries.

Are you up to the challenge of praying with someone with whom you disagree? Rev. Kiki Wood Terry has some good advice to help you with that.

Rev. Donna Godwin winds up our series on The Lord's Prayer with a look at the final benediction, which is not included in all translations of Scripture

Bonita Gill addresses "lead us not into temptation" from the perspective of Black liberation theology.

Bethany Evans talks about the gift of God's forgiveness and the gift it us for us to extend it to others.

Rev. Fred Webster uses the First Nations version of the New Testament to share how Native Americans pray for daily bread.

Rev. Donna Godwin says that when we pray this portion of The Lord's Prayer, we are asking that heaven and earth be united in God's will.