Sacred Meditations

In this hymn by Eliza Alderson, we exalt our Lord Jesus Christ for sacrificing Himself for us, and then we pray that He would help us sacrifice ourselves for our neighbor. Here’s verse 4 of “Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us.” Source: Lutheran Service Book 851:4.

Johann Gerhard continues pondering how Holy Baptism brings us spiritual healing and makes us temples of the Holy Spirit. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 96-97.

God has given His Son Jesus Christ to be both a sacrifice for sin and an example of the godly life. We give thanks to Him for the fruits of His redeeming work, and we ask for His grace to follow daily in the steps of His most holy life. …

In this hymn by Eliza Alderson, we exalt our Lord Jesus Christ for sacrificing Himself for us, and then we pray that He would help us sacrifice ourselves for our neighbor. Here’s verse 3 of “Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us.” Source: Lutheran Service Book 851:3.

In meditating on the benefits of Baptism, Johann Gerhard draws from the Red Sea of Exodus 14 and the crystal sea of Revelation 4 to plumb the depths of Scripture’s rich teaching on Holy Baptism. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 95-96.

We cannot exist without our Lord Jesus Christ! Therefore, we pray that He would grant us the spirit to think and do what is right and be enabled to live according to His will. Collect for Proper 14 (the Sunday closest to August 10), from The Book of Common Prayer.

In this hymn by Eliza Alderson, we exalt our Lord Jesus Christ for sacrificing Himself for us, and then we pray that He would help us sacrifice ourselves for our neighbor. Here’s verse 2 of “Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us.” Source: Lutheran Service Book 851:2.

Johann Gerhard looks to John 5, the pool by the sheep market, as a picture of the healing that Baptism gives us from our malady of sin. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 94-95.

Because the one Church of Jesus Christ cannot continue without His help, we pray for Him to cleanse and defend her, and to protect and govern her. Collect for Proper 13 (the Sunday closest to August 3), from The Book of Common Prayer.

In this hymn by Eliza Alderson, we exalt our Lord Jesus Christ for sacrificing Himself for us, and then we pray that He would help us sacrifice ourselves for our neighbor. Here’s verse 1 of “Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us.” Source: Lutheran Service Book 851:1.