Sacred Meditations

In his Prayer Book, Johann Starck cites Hebrews 12:14–“Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord”–and then explains how “The Believing Christian Prays God to Sanctify His Heart.” Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by Johann Starck (translated and edited by W. H. T. …

In keeping with the Second Commandment and because of His lovingkindness, we pray that our Lord and Savior would grant us a perpetual love and reverence of His holy name. Collect for Proper 7 (the Sunday closest to June 22), from The Book of Common Prayer.

Jesus Christ reveals Himself to be God in the flesh and proclaims Himself to be the Savior of all people. We pray that He would bring the nations into His fold and pour out His Spirit on all people. “For the Mission of the Church” (first option), from The Book …

In this meditation, Johann Arndt ponders the differences between the world’s life and the life of Christ in His Christians. Source: Devotions and Prayers of Johann Arndt, selected and translated by John Joseph Stoudt, pages 22-23 (Meditation from Arndt’s True Christianity and prayer from Arndt’s The Garden of Paradise).

We pray that our Lord Jesus would keep His Church in His steadfast faith and love so that we may proclaim His truth and justice with boldness and compassion. Collect for Proper 6 (the Sunday closest to June 15), from The Book of Common Prayer.

God has revealed His eternal Being as one God in Trinity of Persons. We pray for His grace to remain steadfast in confessing this faith and constant in worshiping Him as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Of the Holy Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer.

“For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one” (1 John 5:7, NKJV). Today we contemplate the mystery of the Holy Trinity with Johann Starck. This from his Prayer-book. What do you think of the brilliance of …

By God’s grace we acknowledge that He is the Holy Trinity–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We pray that He would keep us steadfast in this one true faith and worship. First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday, from The Book of Common Prayer.

In today’s prayer we pray stanzas 2 and 3 of the hymn “Creator Spirit, by Whose Aid,” by Rabanus Maurus. Source: Lutheran Service Book, 500:2-3

In today’s meditation, we join Johann Starck in meditating on the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the Festival of Pentecost. This from the exhortation in his Prayer-Book. Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by Johann Starck (translated and edited by W. H. T. Dau, 1921), pages 147-148.