Sacred Meditations

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

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

Our Lord Jesus Christ made Himself known in the breaking of bread (Luke 24:13-35). We pray that He would open our eyes to behold Him in all His redeeming work. Third Sunday of Easter, from The Book of Common Prayer.

Christ is risen! Alleluia! Today we meditate on the joyous words and message of the hymn, “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today.” Source: Lutheran Service Book, 469.

Johann Starck prays about three comforts of Jesus’ Resurrection. First, Jesus’ Resurrection is our victory. Second, 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 Johann Starck (translated and edited by …

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 …

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.

In Revelation 1, our risen Lord Jesus says, “I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades” (1:17-18). In this exhortation from Johann Starck’s Prayer-Book, we believing Christians learn how to …

In the Paschal (Easter) mystery, God established the new covenant of reconciliation with Him through Jesus Christ. We pray that we who have been reborn into Christ’s Body, the Church, may show forth in our lives what we profess by our faith. Second Sunday of Easter, from The Book of …

Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. Today we pray that we may live in His righteousness and holiness all our days. “At Baptism,” from The Book of Common Prayer.