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Sanctification, Page 35

All Saints’ Day (2019)

God has knit together His elect people into one communion in the mystical body of His Son Jesus Christ. We pray that He would give us grace to follow His blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys of His eternal kingdom. …

A Prayer with Matthew 20:17-34

As Jesus healed the two blind men, we pray our heavenly Father to heal our spiritual blindness and give us the eyes of faith. We ask Him to rescue us from our pride and lead us to be both humble and lovely. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in …

A Prayer with Matthew 20:1-16

The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard teaches us that we live, and work, in God’s kingdom only by grace. Here we pray our Lord to preserve us from pride and grumbling, and grant us gratitude. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 …