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 for steadfast faith in His unchanging Word and a clear conscience to bear witness to His Son. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, …
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 …
Today the Church remembers St. James, the first apostle to suffer martyrdom for the name of Jesus Christ. We pray for the …
In His flesh and by His death on the cross, Jesus has broken down the dividing wall of hostility between peoples. We …
