Sacred Meditations

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.

God reveals His eternal reign through the person and ministry of His Son. We pray Him to grant us faith when are reviled and spurned for confessing our Savior. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury of Daily Prayer.)

On the seventh day, God rested from His work of creation. We pray Him–by His Son’s incarnation, death on the cross, rest in the tomb and glorious resurrection–to grant us true rest in hearing His Word that we may receive His eternal rest of healing and forgiveness. Source: “Sacred Meditations …

God, our heavenly Father, forgives our sins and heals our diseases. We pray Him to help us see the disease of our sin that we may always repent and receive His healing absolution. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury of Daily …

Jesus called His apostles to catch people alive by the net of His Gospel. We pray Him to bless pastors and others who serve in His Church, that many may receive His life for all eternity. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or …

In His ministry, Jesus healed many with diseased bodies and unclean spirits. We pray Him to grant us faith to receive His healing through the medicine of His Word and Sacraments. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury of Daily Prayer.)

Jesus proclaimed good news to the poor and the year of God’s favor. We pray that God would grant us faith always to receive the healing medicine of His Word and Sacraments, that we may endure this unbelieving world and bear witness to His saving deeds. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” …

Jesus was tempted in the wilderness by the devil. We pray our Father in heaven to guard and keep us so that the devil, the world, and our sinful flesh may not mislead us into false belief, despair and other great shame and vice, but, by His grace, that we …

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 …

Our merciful heavenly Father brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ by the blood of the eternal covenant. We pray Him to equip us with all good things that we may live in faith toward Him and love toward our neighbors. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found …