Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer, receives sinners and proclaims pardon and peace. We pray for His forgiveness for our many sins and that He would lead us to trust His perfect healing. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury of Daily …
Jesus taught His heavenly Father’s blessings and kept His Law perfectly. We pray Him to bless us who are poor in spirit and who mourn, who are meek and hunger for His righteousness, and who rely on His mercy to be pure in heart. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary …
We live among earthly things that pass away, and we can become so anxious about those things. So we pray that our Lord Jesus would grant us to love the heavenly things and hold fast to those things that endure. Collect for Proper 20 (the Sunday closest to September 21), …
Jesus Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords, led St. Paul to rejoice even while he was in prison. When …
Our heavenly Father sent His Son to give us a righteousness that depends on faith Him. We pray that, when we are …
Our heavenly Father gives earthly government to punish evil and promote good in this earthly life. We pray Him to lead us …
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, …
In His flesh and by His death on the cross, Jesus has broken down the dividing wall of hostility between peoples. We …
Almighty God has made all the peoples of the earth to serve Him in freedom and peace. We pray that He would …
God has built His Church on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone. We pray …
