Sacred Meditations

God has ordained in a wonderful order the ministries (services) of angels and mortals (human beings). We pray that His angels may help and defend us on earth, even as they serve and worship Him in heaven. Saint Michael and All Angels (September 29), from The Book of Common Prayer.

Johann Gerhard has encouraged us to cultivate true humility, first, by considering our lowly condition as human beings and, second, by considering the example of Jesus Christ Himself. In this meditation, Gerhard points us to lilies and mountain tops to show how God’s grace flows downwards, not upwards. Source: Sacred …

We live among earthly things that pass away, and we can become so anxious about those things. So we pray that our Lord Jesus would grant us to love the heavenly things and hold fast to those things that endure. Collect for Proper 20 (the Sunday closest to September 21), …

God led His holy apostles to ordain ministers in every place. We pray that, by the guidance of the Holy Spirit, His Church would choose suitable men for the ministry of His Word and Sacraments. “For the Choice of Fit Persons for the Ministry,” from The Book of Common Prayer.

“What is Man? What is a Bubble? They are alike Nothing.” That’s how Johann Gerhard introduces his Meditation 34 on “The Cultivation of True Humility.” Here’s more from Gerhard on cultivating true humility. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 192-193.

Without God, we are not able to please Him. Therefore, we pray that He would give His Holy Spirit to us, so that He may direct and rule our hearts in all things. Collect for Proper 19 (the Sunday closest to September 14), from The Book of Common Prayer.

In His divine providence God has appointed various orders to serve in His Church for the good of His people. We pray that God would fill them with the truth of His teaching and clothe them with holiness of life, so that they may serve to His glory and for …

We have heard Johann Starck’s exhortation for the afflicted person to take comfort in God’s almighty power—that is, His omnipotence. We have also prayed with Starck that God would rescue us from our affliction. In today’s meditation, we conclude Starck’s prayer and find comfort in some powerful hymn verses. Prayer …

God always resists the proud, but He never forsakes those who trust in His mercy. So we pray that He would grant us to trust in His mercy. Collect for Proper 18 (the Sunday closest to September 7), from The Book of Common Prayer.

God has made all people in His image, but many do not know the redeeming work of Jesus Christ, His Son. We pray that, by the prayers and labors of His holy Church, they may be brought to know and worship the true God as He is revealed in Jesus …