A Guide for Daily Prayer and Meditation: September 14-21, 2025
Pray and confess out loud as much as you are able or based on your family size and ages. (Alternative orders in LSB pp295-8)
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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 |
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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. |
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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; |
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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 September LSB 922 Go, My Children, With My Blessing
One or more verses from the hymn of the month are sung, or another hymn may be chosen.
Verse of the Week: Galatians 6:14
Far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Daily Lectionary
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
| Old Testament |
2 Chron 33:1-25 |
2 Chron 34:1-4, 8-11, 14-33 |
2 Chron 35:1-7,16-25 |
2 Chron 36:1-23
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Nehemiah 1:1-2:10 |
Nehemiah 2:11-20; 4:1-6 |
Nehemiah 4:7-23 |
Nehemiah 5:1-16;6:1-9,15-16 |
| Psalms | 38 |
1 4 |
108 |
130 143 |
118 | 136 |
46 54 |
55:12-19 119:89-96 |
| New Testament |
Col 1:24-27 |
Col 2:8-23 |
Col 3:1-25 |
Col 4:1-18 |
1 Timothy 1:1-20 |
1 Timothy 2:1-15 |
1 Timothy 3:1-16 |
1 Timothy 4:1-16
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The First Article of the Creed: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
What does this mean?
I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them. He also gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, wife and children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life. He defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from all evil. All this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me. For all this it is my duty to thank and praise, serve and obey Him. This is most certainly true. (Go to bottom of next page for related Bible verses and/or excerpts from Large Catechism.)
The Apostles’ Creed is confessed † Lord’s Prayer † Prayers for Others and Ourselves (see LSB 305-318 for prayers)
In Our Prayers: Those who are suffering: Bob (Linda Hull’s brother), Gabby Arnquist (Lyn Brace’s sister’s granddaughter), Vicki Bellore, Fred Burkart (Tiffany Drinkman’s father), Anita Dommer, Lois Eichinger, Louis Gettler, Harold & Joan Grunwald (Susan’s parents), Linda Hull, Marlys Jones, Jahyden Justice (Linda Murillo’s grandson), Pastor Jones, Rick Lahner (Carter’s grandfather), Greg Leland, Missy Lien (Thomas family friend), Lacie Miles (Chrystal’s sister-in-law), Marilyn Norton (Rev Norton’s wife), Marlene Paulson (Dianne Schroeder’s sister), Kathy Peterson, Doris Post, Matthew Potts, Mark Radl, Pastor Szedlak, Jeff Thomas (Pastor’s brother), Ethel Vance
Collect for Holy Cross Day
Merciful God, Your Son, Jesus Christ, was lifted high upon the cross that He might bear the sins of the world and draw all people to Himself. Grant that we who glory in His death for our redemption may faithfully heed His call to bear the cross and follow Him, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Prayer based on the First Article of the Creed[1]
Almighty Father, maker of heaven and earth; I praise You for having fashioned me in love and set me within this world, which You have also created. For all that You have given me in body and soul and for wondrous ways in which You take care of me, I give You thanks. Keep me mindful of Your bountiful gifts, ever looking to You for all good things in this earthly life, and teach me to receive them as Your child and heir; through Jesus Christ, Your Son. Amen
| Morning | Close of the Day |
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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.
Excerpts from the Large Catechism on the First Article of the Creed
-The Creed is nothing other than the answer and confession of Christians arranged with respect to the First Commandment, It is as if you were to ask a little child, “My dear, what sort of a God do you have? What do you know about Him?” The little child could say, “This is my God; first the Father, who has created heaven and earth. Besides this One only, I regard nothing else as God. For there is no one else who could create heaven and earth.” (399:10-11)
-We also confess that God the Father has not only given us all that we have and see before our eyes, but He daily preserves and defends us against all evil and misfortune. He directs all sorts of danger and disaster away from us. We confess that He does all this out of pure love and goodness, without our merit, as a kind Father. He cares for us so that no evil falls upon us. (400:17)
-We ought, therefore, daily to recite this article. We ought to impress it upon our mind and remember it by all that meets our eyes and by all good that falls to us. Wherever we escape from disaster or danger, we ought to remember that it is God who gives and does all things. In these escapes we sense and see His fatherly heart and His surpassing love toward us. In this way the heart would be warmed and kindled to be thankful, and to use all such good things to honor and praise God. (400-401:23)
Bible Verses for Meditation on the First Article of the Creed:
-Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matt 28:19
-Genesis 1:27-28
[1] Luther’s Small Catechism with Explanation. St. Louis: Concordia, 2017.