Sun. September 23 – Nehemiah 9:1-21 / 1 Timothy 5:17-6:2
Mon. September 24 – Nehemiah 9:22-38 / 1 Timothy 6:3-21
Tue. September 25 – Malachi 1:1-14 / Matthew 3:1-17
Wed. September 26 – Malachi 2:1-3:5 / Matthew 4:1-11
Thu. September 27 – Malachi 3:6-4:6 / Matthew 4:12-25
Fri. September 28 – Deuteronomy 1:1-18 / Matthew 5:1-20
Sat. September 29 – Deuteronomy 1:19-36 / Matthew 5:21-48
Daily Themes for Prayer:
Sun: Pray for the joy of the resurrection among us; true and godly worship throughout the world, and the faithful preaching and hearing of God's Word.
Mon: Pray for faith to live in the promises of Holy Baptism; your calling and daily work; the unemployed; the salvation and well-being of our neighbors; for government and for peace.
Tue: Pray for deliverance against temptation; the addicted and despairing; the tortured and oppressed; and those struggling with besetting sins.
Wed: Pray for marriage and family; living together under the grace of Christ according to the Word of God; those adults who must rear their children alone; and godly schools, especially for Trinity-St. Paul and Metro East Lutheran High School, all the schools of our Church and our seminaries.
Thu: Pray for the Church and her pastors; for missionaries; fruitful and salutary use of the Blessed Sacrament of the Lord's Body and Blood.
Fri: Pray for the preaching of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; its spread throughout the whole world and our community; for the persecuted.
Sat: Pray for faithfulness to the end; the revival of those who are withering in the faith or have fallen away; receptive hearts for worship and study on the Lord's Day.
Collect of the Day:
O Lord, we pray that Your grace may always go before and follow after us, that we may continually be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
