Sacred Meditations

Johann Starck has exhorted the afflicted person to take comfort in the omnipotence of God (Listen here.). In today’s meditation, Starck leads us in praying for our omnipotent God to uphold and sustain us in our affliction. Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by Johann Starck (translated and edited by W. H. T. …

God–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit–gives all good things. Therefore we pray that He would graft into our hearts all good things: the love of His Name, true religion, and the fruit of good works. Collect for Proper 17 (the Sunday closest to August 31), from The Book of Common Prayer.

Hurricane Harvey has devastated many lives in Texas and Louisiana, USA. We pray that our merciful heavenly Father, who sits enthroned over the flood (Psalm 29:10), would comfort those who mourn, sustain those who suffer loss, and give strength those who bring rescue and relief. Source: Sacred Meditations’ Collects.

God says, “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10). In today’s meditation, Johann Starck exhorts the afflicted person to take comfort in the …

Since our merciful God gathers His Church in unity by the Holy Spirit, we pray that the Church would show forth His power among all peoples. Collect for Proper 16 (the Sunday closest to August 24), from The Book of Common Prayer.

At the beginning of another school year, we remember and confess that God is the fountain of all wisdom. So we pray that He, by His Holy Spirit, would enlighten all who teach and all who learn, that they may rejoice in His truth and worship Him from generation to …

Johann Arndt has a unique way of “drilling down” into the heart of the Christian life. In today’s meditation, Arndt explores just how we can forsake our sins. Source: Devotions and Prayers of Johann Arndt, selected and translated by John Joseph Stoudt, pages 18-19 (Meditation from Arndt’s True Christianity and …

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. …

Because our heavenly Father is the giver of life and health, we pray that He would comfort and relieve His sick servants and grant His power of healing to those who minister to their needs. “For the Sick,” from The Book of Common Prayer.

True peace of soul comes only in Jesus Christ–not in earthly riches, nor in pleasure, nor in worldly honors. And what does true peace of soul look like in the life of the Christian? Here’s Johann Gerhard from Meditation 32. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 183-185.