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 to rejoice when they function according to His will; and when then do not operate within His will, we ask for faith in His justice delivered on the …
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 converted His servant Paul to faith in His Son through the light of the Gospel. We pray Him to shine the …
In His flesh and by His death on the cross, Jesus has broken down the dividing wall of hostility between peoples. We …
Our gracious Father in heaven has made us His own dear children through Baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. …
