Sacred Meditations

God has established civil authorities as His servants for order in this fallen world. We pray Him to grant us to honor those whom He has placed over us and the wisdom to use civil laws for the purpose of bearing witness to Him and His salvation. Source: “Sacred Meditations …

God converted His servant Paul to faith in His Son through the light of the Gospel. We pray Him to shine the light of His forgiveness, life and salvation into our darkness, that we may rejoice in new life with Him. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran …

In His flesh and by His death on the cross, Jesus has broken down the dividing wall of hostility between peoples. We pray Him to grant His Church boldness and joy to proclaim His saving works to all peoples. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, …

Our gracious Father in heaven has made us His own dear children through Baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. We pray Him to grant that we may live as His baptized children. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury …

With today’s reading of Acts 18:1-11, 23-28, we pray stanza 1 of the hymn, “Speak, O Lord, Your Servant Listens” (Lutheran Service Book 589:1). Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury of Daily Prayer.)

Through Paul and Silas, God brought the Philippian jailer and his household to believe in Jesus Christ and be saved. We pray Him to grant pastors and people in His Church boldness to bear witness to His salvation. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages …

Since God knows our needs as well as our weaknesses, we ask Him to have compassion on us and give us those things for which we are unworthy to ask. Collect for Proper 11 (the Sunday closest to July 20), from The Book of Common Prayer.

Our Lord Jesus Christ directed Paul and Silas to proclaim His Gospel in Macedonia. We pray Him to guide His Church today to proclaim Him and His salvation where many may be baptized and know His forgiveness, life and salvation. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service …

Through the Council at Jerusalem, God brought His Church to one accord through the message of salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. We pray Him to unite His Church today in His saving doctrine. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages …

Our Savior Jesus Christ bore the burden of sin and death for us, and thus liberated us to serve our neighbors. We pray Him to grant us gentleness as we bear one another’s burdens and humility to boast only in Him and His cross. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary …