Because the one Church of Jesus Christ cannot continue without His help, we pray for Him to cleanse and defend her, and to protect and govern her. Collect for Proper 13 (the Sunday closest to August 3), from The Book of Common Prayer. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/14-Proper-13-BCP.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: …
God gave His servant Paul boldness to confess before King Agrippa the salvation worked through His Son. We pray Him to grant His Church the same boldness to confess the Christ who suffered and rose from the dead. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages …
God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. As He enabled Paul to confess the faith before kings, we pray Him to pour His Holy Spirit upon us that we may remain steadfast in His grace and confess His deeds of salvation. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” …
Our heavenly Father gives earthly government to punish evil and promote good in this earthly life. We pray Him to lead us …
Through His Son’s sacrificial death and resurrection, God forgives our wrongs and builds us up to proclaim His mercy. We pray Him …
With today’s reading from Acts 23:12-35, we pray stanzas 3 and 4 of the hymn “Lord of Our Life” (Lutheran Service Book, …
Our heavenly Father has brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. As Paul confessed the resurrection of the dead, we …
God has established civil authorities as His servants for order in this fallen world. We pray Him to grant us to honor …
God protects all who trust in Him. Therefore, we pray that He would increase His mercy upon us so that we may …
God converted His servant Paul to faith in His Son through the light of the Gospel. We pray Him to shine the …
