Sacred Meditations

God gives us His commandments as the way of life, but we cannot keep them perfectly. We pray for His salvation that we may receive a hundredfold of brothers and sisters in Christ in His Church. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or …

God our heavenly Father has established marriage as an honorable estate and a picture of the communion of Christ and His bride, the Church. We pray for forgiveness in all sexual sins and that husbands and wives may live in fidelity and love. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found …

Our heavenly Father forgives our many sins through His Son Jesus Christ, and He calls us to forgive one another from the heart. We pray for His forgiveness when we hold our neighbors’ sins against them, and that He would lead us to forgive as He has forgiven us. Source: …

We pray that God would increase in us His gifts of faith, hope, and charity (love), and that we may love what He commands so that we may obtain what He promises. Collect for Proper 25 (the Sunday closest to October 26), from The Book of Common Prayer.

Jesus Christ taught us to become like children and humble ourselves to receive His kingdom. We pray that His Holy Spirit would lead us to confess our sins, resist temptations, and receive His forgiveness. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury of …

Jesus cast out demons, foretold His resurrection, and showed the freedom of living in humility. We pray for faith in His promises, joy in hearing His Word of life, and that we may live in humility in all we think, say, and do. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found …

Jesus’ Transfiguration reveals God’s will to restore us to His image. We pray for faith to hear and trust God’s beloved Son, because He alone manifests the glory intended for us. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury of Daily Prayer.)

Our heavenly Father has revealed Jesus to be the Christ, the Son of the living God. We pray that we may know Him, trusting His cross and resurrection for salvation, and that we may take up our cross and follow Him. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran …

Our Lord Jesus Christ is the sign of Jonah and gives us His cross and resurrection for our comfort and peace. We pray Him to save us from our little faith and help us gladly hear and keep His Word. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service …

Because our Lord Jesus Christ is the Great Physician of body and soul, we pray Him to give us the persistent faith of the Canaanite woman, that we may rely on Him through all trials and rejoice in the “crumbs” of His mercy. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found …