Sacred Meditations

In Meditation 46, Johann Gerhard kindles our desire for eternal life by proclaiming that God is our true happiness and security and that we will get to see Him in heaven. Then Gerhard proclaims that the blessings of heaven will be immeasurable and inconceivably precious. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann …

God has created us in His own image. So we pray that He would grant us grace to contend against evil and make no peace with oppression. “For Social Justice,” from The Book of Common Prayer.

In Meditation 46 of his Sacred Meditations, Johann Gerhard stirs up our desire for eternal life. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 267-269.

God, our merciful Creator, satisfies the needs of every living creature. So we pray that He would make us thankful for His loving providence and make us faithful stewards of His good gifts of creation. “For Stewardship of Creation,” from The Book of Common Prayer.

In this meditation, Johann Arndt explores what it means to be conformed to Christ’s image. Source: Devotions and Prayers of Johann Arndt, selected and translated by John Joseph Stoudt, pages 16-17 (Meditation from Arndt’s True Christianity and prayer from Arndt’s The Garden of Paradise).

In His earthly life, our Lord Jesus Christ shared our toil and hallowed our labor. We pray that He would be present with us where we work and give us pride in our work, as well as a just return for our labor. “For Commerce and Industry,” from The Book …

In this meditation, Johann Arndt helps us ponder “True Faith” and its benefits. Source: Devotions and Prayers of Johann Arndt, selected and translated by John Joseph Stoudt, pages 14-15 (Meditation from Arndt’s True Christianity and prayer from Arndt’s The Garden of Paradise).

We pray that Almighty God, the Lord of heaven and earth, may graciously give us the harvests of land and seas, that He may prosper all who labor to gather those harvests, and that He would give us the gift of thanksgiving to Him. “For Fruitful Seasons,” from The Book …

We pray for all members of Jesus’ holy Church–all Christians–in their vocation, that they may truly and devoutly serve Him. “For All Christians in Their Vocation,” from The Book of Common Prayer.

This week we simply pray that God’s grace may always go before us and follow after us so that we may live lives of good works (see Ephesians 2:8-10). Collect for Proper 23 (the Sunday closest to October 12), from The Book of Common Prayer.