Jesus Christ is the light of the world. We pray that we, His people, may be illumined by His Word and Sacraments so that we may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory that He may be known, worshiped, and followed by all people. Second Sunday after the Epiphany, from …
After exhorting us on how God–not wealth, nor honor, nor wisdom and skill–is our highest good (Listen here.), Johann Starck leads us in praying to the Triune God who alone is our “highest, dearest, truest, and very best good.” Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by Johann Starck (translated and edited by W. …
From Psalm 73 we learn to pray, “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (Psalm 73:26, ESV). Johann Starck exhorts us to recognize that God alone is our highest good. Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by Johann Starck (translated and …
On this Epiphany day, we acknowledge that God has manifested His Son to all the peoples of the earth, and we pray …
Today we remember the slaughter of the holy innocents by King Herod. We pray our gracious God to receive all innocent victims …
On this day of remembering the apostle and evangelist John, we pray our incarnate Lord Jesus Christ to illumine us by the …
We thank our Lord of glory for the example His servant, Stephen–the first martyr–who confessed his faith as he looked up to …
Just as Thomas had his questions about the risen Lord Jesus (see John 20:24-29), we may also have our questions. We pray …
In this fourth week of Advent we ask our Almighty God to purify our conscience by His daily visitation. Fourth Sunday of …
In this Advent season we have meditated on the coming of Christ in the flesh. In this prayer, from Johann Starck, we …
