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A Prayer with Luke 13:18-35

Jesus wept in grief for His people who had strayed from Him and His Father. We pray His forgiveness when we stray from His love and the truth of His Word, and that He would grant us faith to receive Him as He comes to us in His holy Word …

A Prayer with Luke 12:54-13:17

Jesus Christ, the Lord of the Sabbath, promises eternal healing by the blood of His cross. We pray Him to grant us repentance for the forgiveness of sins, so that we may boldly trust Him, humbly love our neighbors, and confidently look forward to eternal healing from Him. Source: “Sacred …

A Prayer with Luke 12:35-53

Today we pray stanzas 1, 2, and 5 of the hymn “Creator of the Stars of Night” (Lutheran Service Book, 351), asking Him to make and keep us ready for His return “at an hour [we] do not expect” (Luke 12:40). Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran …