A Guide for Daily Prayer and Meditation
May 21-28, 2023
Pray and confess out loud as much as you are able or based on your family size and ages. You may follow the “Morning” or the “Close of the Day” according to time of day. (Alternative orders are in the LSB hymnal pp. 295-298)
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The sign of the cross + may be made by all in remembrance of their baptism.
In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Morning | Close of the Day |
In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; In the morning I prepare a sacrifice for You and watch |
The Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night and peace at the last. Amen. |
My mouth is filled with Your praise, And with Your glory all the day. |
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, To sing praise to Your name, O Most High; |
O Lord, open my lips, And my mouth will declare Your praise. |
To herald Your love in the morning; Your truth at the close of the day. |
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Hymn of the Month for May: LSB 549 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
One or more verses from the hymn of the month are sung, or another hymn may be chosen.
Verse of the Week: Romans 6:9; John 14:18
We know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
Daily Lectionary
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
Old Testament |
Numbers 14:1-25 |
Numbers 14:26-45 |
Numbers 16:1-22 |
Numbers 16:23-40 |
Numbers 16:41-17:13 |
Numbers 20:1-21 |
Numbers 20:22-21:9 |
Numbers 21:10-35 |
Psalms | 81; 9 | 146; 142 | 111; 45 | 118; 9 | 80; 91 | 78; 110 | 116; 109 | 135; 58 |
New Testament |
Luke 18:18-34 |
Luke 18:35-19:10 |
Luke 19:11-28 |
Luke 19:29-48 |
Luke 20:1-18 |
Luke 20:19-41 |
Luke 20:45-21:19 |
Luke 21:20-38 |
The Sacrament of Holy Baptism
What is Baptism?
Baptism is not just plain water, but it is the water included in God’s command and combined with God’s word.
Which word is that?
Christ our Lord says in the last chapter of Matthew: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
What benefits does Baptism give?
It works forgiveness of sins, rescues from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this, as the words and promises declare.
Which words are these?
Christ our Lord says in the last chapter of Mark: Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
The Apostles’ Creed is confessed † Lord’s Prayer † Prayers for Others and Ourselves
Collect for the Seventh Sunday of Easter
O King of glory, Lord of hosts, uplifted in triumph far above all heavens, leave us not without consolation but send us the Spirit of truth whom You promised from the Father; for You live and reign with Him and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Prayer based on the Sacrament of Holy Baptism
I yield You hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it has pleased You to regenerate me with Your Holy Spirit, to receive me for Your own child by adoption, and to incorporate me into Your holy church. I must humbly beg You to grant, that I being dead unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and being buried with Christ in His death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish the whole body of sin. As I have been made partaker of the death of Your Son, may I also partake of His resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Johann Gerhard, 1582-1637)
Morning | Close of the Day |
Almighty God, merciful Father, who created and completed all things, on this day when the work of our calling begins anew, we implore You to create its beginning, direct its continuance, and bless its end, that our doings may be preserved from sin, our life sanctified, and our work be well pleasing to you; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. I thank you my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen |
Visit our dwellings, O Lord, and in Your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of Your only Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen. |
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Bible Verses for Meditation on the Sacrament of Holy Baptism