Sacred Meditations

This Advent we meditate on our King who comes to us righteous and having salvation (Zechariah 9:9). Johann Starck, in his Prayer Book, exhorts us Christians how to meditate on the coming Christ in this season of preparation. Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by Johann Starck (translated and edited by W. H. …

With the season of Advent, the Church begins a new church year. For this first week of Advent, we pray that God would give us grace to cast away the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. First Sunday of Advent, from The Book of Common Prayer.

God wills is to restore all things through His Son Jesus Christ. We pray that He would grant that all the peoples of the earth, who are divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under Jesus’ gracious rule. “Of the Reign of Christ,” from The Book …

In 1 John 3:2 we read, “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.” In today’s meditation, Johann Starck exhorts us in pondering …

God’s will is to restore all things in His beloved Son Jesus Christ. We pray that He may bring us together in unity and free us from our slavery to sin. Collect for Proper 29 (the Sunday closest to November 23), from The Book of Common Prayer.

In the course of this busy life, we need refreshment and peace! We pray that God would lead us to use our times of leisure and rebuild our bodies and renew our minds that we may enjoy the goodness of His creation. “For the Good Use of Leisure,” from The …

On this Thanksgiving Day we thank our gracious heavenly Father for the fruits of the earth and those who harvest them. We ask Him to make us faithful stewards of His bounty, so that we may provide for our necessities and help those who are in need. Thanksgiving Day, from …

Jesus taught us to love both God and our neighbor (see Matthew 22:34-40). In this meditation, Johann Arndt explores how love for God cannot exist without neighbor-love (Listen). Faith active in love is how we live as disciples of Jesus. Source: Devotions and Prayers of Johann Arndt, selected and translated …

We call upon the God who caused all the Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning. We ask Him to grant that we may hear, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, so that we may ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life. Collect for Proper 28 …

Our heavenly Father has created us in His image and redeemed us through His Son Jesus. We pray for the human family–that God would have compassion on us and remove all arrogance, hatred, and division, and accomplish His purposes on earth. “For the Human Family,” from The Book of Common …