Proper 27 (2021)
We pray to God who sent His Son into this world to destroy the works of the devil, and we ask Him to make us pure as He is pure, so that we may be made like Him when He comes again. Collect for Proper 27 (the Sunday closest to …
Proper 26 (2021)
Only by God’s gift we can offer Him true and laudable service. So we pray that our gracious God may grant us to run without stumbling toward His heavenly promises. Collect for Proper 26 (the Sunday closest to November 2), from The Book of Common Prayer. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/27-Proper-26-BCP.mp3Podcast: Play in new …
Pondering Our Future Glory
“Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2). In today’s meditation, Johann Starck exhorts us in pondering the future glory …
Proper 29 (2020)
God’s will is to restore all things in His beloved Son Jesus Christ. We pray that He may bring us together in …
Proper 28 (2020)
We call upon the God who caused all the Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning. We ask Him to grant …
Proper 27 (2020)
We pray to God who sent His Son into this world to destroy the works of the devil, and we ask Him …
Desire for Eternal Life, Part 3
Johann Gerhard continues to spark our desire for eternal life, this time by comparing that blessed life with what we know now. …
Desire for Eternal Life, Part 2
In Meditation 46, Johann Gerhard kindles our desire for eternal life by proclaiming that God is our true happiness and security and …
Desire for Eternal Life, Part 1
In Meditation 46 of his Sacred Meditations, Johann Gerhard stirs up our desire for eternal life. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, …
A Prayer with 2 Corinthians 3
With today’s reading of 2 Corinthians 3 we pray stanzas 1 and 4 of the hymn “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” (Lutheran …