The Small Catechism – part 238
Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 15:51–52
Series: Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
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From the Confessions: The Small Catechism, Daily Prayers
Morning Prayer
If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:
I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray Thee to keep me this day also from sin and all evil, that all my doings and life may please Thee. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foae may have no power over me. Amen.
Pulling It Together: We entrust ourselves this day to the care of the one who will bring us into everlasting day. As eyelids flutter into wakefulness, our sleeping eyes — at the command of the Lord — will be instantly awakened. We will be transformed from death to life just as surely as we are from sleeping to waking. We have commended ourselves to the only one who can make it happen — and has promised to do so. Entrust yourself each morning, not simply to an angel’s care, but to the one who cares for you forever.
Prayer: Open my eyes, Lord, to see that you are with me. Amen.
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Rev. Dr. Mark E. Ryman has served as Pastor for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC, since 2021. Previously, Pastor Ryman served congregations in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as a call to specialized ministry with Sola Publishing.
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