Sacred Meditations

Our heavenly Father sent Jesus into the flesh as the son of Adam and declared Him to be His beloved Son in His Baptism. We pray that we may gladly embrace our human nature, given by God, and rejoice that we are His sons and daughters in Baptism. Source: “Sacred …

On this Epiphany day, we acknowledge that God has manifested His Son to all the peoples of the earth, and we pray that He would lead us who know Him now by faith to see His glory face to face in eternity. The Epiphany, from The Book of Common Prayer.

God sent John the Baptizer to proclaim a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. We pray that He would grant us genuine sorrow over our sinful state and sinful thoughts, words, and deeds, and that He would grant us His bountiful forgiveness that we may lead holy lives. …

God wonderfully created and yet more wonderfully restored the dignity of human nature through His incarnate Son. We pray that we may share the divine life of Him who humbled Himself to share our humanity. Second Sunday after Christmas Day, from The Book of Common Prayer.

Our blessed Lord Jesus Christ devoted Himself to His Father’s house and things and grew in wisdom and favor with God and man. We pray that, by His Spirit, He would enlighten us to hold His Word sacred, gladly hear and learn it, and thus grow up into Him. Source: …

After first shedding His blood in circumcision, our Lord Jesus Christ grew in wisdom. We pray that He would grant us to see and trust His salvation, that we may be filled with the wisdom of His Word. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages …

Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ became incarnate for us and was born so poor and small. We pray Him to grant us humility to receive His cross-won salvation and joy to sing glory to Him. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or …

God sent John the Baptizer to prepare the way for His only Son, who gives the knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of sins. We pray that He would deliver us from our enemies that we may serve Him without fear. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran …

God the Father gave His incarnate Son the holy name of Jesus as a sign of our salvation. We pray Him to plant in our hearts the love of Him who is the Savior of the world. The Holy Name (January 1), from The Book of Common Prayer.

God’s mercy is from generation to generation, and He humbles the proud and lifts up the lowly. We pray Him to fill us with the good things of His incarnate Son, that we may magnify Him and rejoice in our God and Savior. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found …