Sacred Meditations

Jesus Christ has set us free from the slavery of earning our salvation by works of the law. We pray Him to help us stand firm in the freedom of His cross that we may use that freedom to serve our neighbors. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in …

God reveals His salvation through His Word of truth that shows us our sin and delivers our Savior. We pray Him to send His Holy Spirit to call us by the Gospel and keep us in the true faith. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, …

God sent His Son to be born under the law to redeem us were under the law. We give Him our thankfulness and praise for adopting us as heirs of His promises through Baptism into Christ. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or …

With today’s New Testament reading, Galatians 3:1-22, we pray the first two stanzas of the hymn “O, How Great Is Your Compassion” (Lutheran Service Book, 559). Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury of Daily Prayer.)

We pray that our gracious Lord would grant us to know what things to do and, by His grace, have the ability to accomplish them. Collect for Proper 10 (the Sunday closest to July 13), from The Book of Common Prayer.

God has justified us by faith in Christ and not by works of the law. We pray Him to give us faith that we we have been crucified with Christ and that it is no longer we who live, but Christ lives in us. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary …

With today’s New Testament reading of Galatians 1 we pray stanzas 1-3 of the hymn “Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide” (Lutheran Service Book, 585). Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury of Daily Prayer.)

Our heavenly Father revealed to Peter that salvation comes to all peoples through the grace of the Lord Jesus. We pray Him to grant boldness and confidence to His Church to proclaim that good news to all peoples, races, and tribes. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran …

God protected and sustained His servant Paul even as he bore in his body the wounds of Christ for proclaiming the Gospel. We pray Him to encourage and strengthen His Church to continue in the faith even as she endures opposition. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran …

Paul and Barnabas endured rejection for proclaiming God’s salvation and idol worship of mistaken crowds. We pray God to grant all pastors fitting humility as they proclaim His Gospel and administer His Sacraments and strengthen them in the face of opposition to His truth. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary …