Currently browsing tag

Repentance, Page 16

A Prayer with Matthew 23:1-12

Jesus Christ came not to be served but to serve and to give His life as the ransom for us. We pray that He would forgive our pride and preserve us from hypocrisy, that we may humbly love Him and our neighbors. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in …

A Prayer with Matthew 21:23-46

Our heavenly Father warns us against rejecting His Son and His authority over heaven and earth. We pray Him to preserve us from rejecting Jesus that we may receive His kingdom and bear the fruits that He produces in us. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service …

A Prayer with Matthew 20:17-34

As Jesus healed the two blind men, we pray our heavenly Father to heal our spiritual blindness and give us the eyes of faith. We ask Him to rescue us from our pride and lead us to be both humble and lovely. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in …