Sacred Meditations

On the Day of Pentecost God opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by sending the promised gift of His Holy Spirit. We pray that, by the same Holy Spirit, the preaching of the Gospel may go out to the ends of the earth. The Day …

In today’s meditation, we continue rejoicing in the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ with Johann Gerhard in the final portion of his Meditation 21. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 116-117.

What is the best and really only way to respond to Jesus’ resurrection from the grave? Singing “Praise God!” (Alleluia!), of course! Here we pray verse 4 of “The Day of Resurrection” by John of Damascus, translated by John Mason Neale. Source: Lutheran Service Book, 478:4

In this meditation, Johann Gerhard leads us in rejoicing that to ascend with Christ is our blessed privilege. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 113-115.

In today’s prayer we call upon all of creation to join us in the joys of Easter. This from “The Day of Resurrection” (v. 3), by John of Damascus, translated by John Mason Neale. Source: Lutheran Service Book, 478:3

Johann Starck prays about three comforts of Jesus’ Resurrection. The first was that Jesus’ Resurrection is our victory, and the second, that His Resurrection is our resurrection. In this meditation, we pray the third comfort: that Jesus’ Resurrection is a very strong comfort in our sufferings. Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by …

For today’s prayer, we pray stanza two of the hymn “The Day of Resurrection,” written by John of Damascus (c. 696-c. 754), translated by John Mason Neale (1816-66). Source: Lutheran Service Book, 478:2

In our previous meditation, on rejoicing over the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Johann Starck gave us the first part of a three-fold comfort in Jesus’ victory over death. Here we pray with Starck on the second comfort: Jesus’ resurrection is also our resurrection. Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by Johann Starck (translated …

For today’s prayer, we pray the first stanza from this famous hymn by John of Damascus (c. 696-c. 754), translated by John Mason Neale (1816-66). Source: Lutheran Service Book, 478:1

In this meditation, we take up the first part of Johann Starck’s prayer on how believing Christians rejoice over the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by Johann Starck (translated and edited by W. H. T. Dau, 1921), pages 125-26.