Almighty God led His only-begotten Son to Egypt to protect Him from Herod’s evil scheme. We pray that He would protect us from those who seek to suppress His Truth and lead us to treasure His gift of life. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, …
God, our heavenly Father, sent His Son, the Word made flesh, to be the true light. We pray Him to grant us grace that we may see Jesus in His holy Word. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury of Daily Prayer.) …
For us and for our salvation, Jesus Christ became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary. We rejoice that He is “God with us” that we may renounce ungodliness and live upright and godly lives. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 …
Our Savior Jesus Christ partook of our flesh and blood to release us from the bondage of sin and death. We pray …
On this Christmas Day, the yearly festival of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray that we who joyfully receive …
Our gracious heavenly Father sent His Son to be born of a woman and born under the law to redeem us. We …
On this Christmas Eve–the eve of celebrating Jesus’ nativity–we pray that we may know our gracious Savior both here on earth and …
On this day Jesus was presented in the temple (see Luke 2:22-38). We pray that we too may be presented to God …
In this fourth and final part of meditating on “The Mystery of the Incarnation,” Johann Gerhard leads us to wonder at just …
We continue pondering the mystery of our Lord’s Incarnation with Johann Gerhard. Here Gerhard leads us in joining our voices and our …
