Speaking of the Suffering Servant, the Prophet Isaiah said, “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows…he was crushed for our iniquities…and with his wounds we are healed” (Is. 53:4-5). In today’s meditation, we pray with Johann Starck as we ponder Good Friday, the day of Jesus’ death. …
Today, we pray our heavenly Father to look with pity upon those who live with injustice, terror, disease, and death. [powerpressed] Source: For the Oppressed, from The Book of Common Prayer http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/For-the-Oppressed-BCP826.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
After exhorting us on how God–not wealth, nor honor, nor wisdom and skill–is our highest good (Listen here.), Johann Starck leads us in praying to the Triune God who alone is our “highest, dearest, truest, and very best good.” Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by Johann Starck (translated and edited by W. …
The great Advent hymns we love to sing also make excellent prayers. Here is stanza 1 of “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus.” See …
Today we thank our Lord Jesus Christ for His brother, James the Just. Here we pray that the Church may follow James’ …
In our previous meditation, Johann Starck led us in acknowledging the constant goodness of God (Listen here.). In today’s meditation, we pray …
God shows His almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity. We pray that He would grant us the fullness of His …
Our God and Father invites us to ask that He may give, to seek that we may find, and to knock that …
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came down from heaven to be the true Bread who gives life to the world. In …
We have no power in ourselves to help ourselves before God. We pray that He would keep us in both body and …
