Jesus Christ came into the world not to be served but to serve. So we pray for those who follow in His steps and give themselves to serving others. “For Social Service,” from The Book of Common Prayer. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/For-Social-Service-BCP-2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | …
Since God has taught us His commandments–to love Him and our neighbor–we pray that He would grant us His Holy Spirit, so that we may be devoted to Him and to one another. Collect for Proper 9 (the Sunday closest to July 6), from The Book of Common Prayer. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/10-Proper-9-BCP-2.mp3Podcast: …
Since God shows His handiwork in heaven and on earth, we pray that He would deliver us in our vocations from the service of self alone so that we may serve Him and our neighbor to His glory. “For Vocation in Daily Work,” from The Book of Common Prayer. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/For-Vocation-in-Daily-Work-BCP-3.mp3Podcast: …
Without love–God’s love in Christ Jesus–we are nothing more than noisy gongs or clanging symbols (see 1 Corinthians 13:1-3). So we pray …
God shows His handiwork in heaven and on earth, and He even does this in our various vocations. We pray that He …
God is the strength of all who put their trust in Him. Since we in our weakness can do nothing good, we …
In His earthly life, our Lord Jesus Christ shared our toil and hallowed our labor. We pray that He would be present …
We pray that God would increase in us His gifts of faith, hope, and charity (love), and that we may love what …
God–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit–gives all good things. So we pray that He would graft into our hearts all good things: the …
Because God shows His handiwork in heaven and on earth, we pray that He would deliver us in our vocations from the …
