St. Peter's Lutheran Devotions

Lent | The Last 7 Words of Christ | April 20, 2025 | Yuliia Phillips Verse of the Day | Luke 23:44-46 “It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he breathed his last.”

Lent | The Last 7 Words of Christ | April 19, 2025 | Anne Hartman Verse of the Day | John 19:30 “When he had received the drink, Jesus said, ‘It is finished.’ With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.”

Lent | The Last 7 Words of Christ | April 18, 2025 | Caleb Wolff Verse of the Day | John 19:26-27 “At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ (which means ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’).”

Lent | The Last 7 Words of Christ | April 17, 2025 | Alaina Scholl Verse of the Day | John 19:28-29 “Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, ‘I am thirsty.’ A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips.”

Lent | The Last 7 Words of Christ | April 16, 2025 | Eric and Elizabeth Pankow Verse of the Day | John 19:26-27 “When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, ‘Woman, here is your son,’ and to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.”

Lent | The Last 7 Words of Christ| April 15, 2025 | Bekah Babbitt Verse of the Day | Luke 23: 40-43 “But the other criminal rebuked him. ‘Don’t you fear God,’ he said, ‘since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.’ Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ Jesus answered him,...

Lent | The Last 7 Words of Christ | April 14, 2025 | Stefani Christopher Verse of the Day | Luke 23-34 “Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.”

Lent | Prayers in Scripture | April 13, 2025 | Kaitlyn Carothers Verse of the Day | Philippians 1:9-11 “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of...

Lent | Prayers in Scripture | April 12, 2025 | Rob Motosicky Verse of the Day | 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 “Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will...

Lent | Prayers in Scripture | April 11, 2025 | Linda Ralston Verse of the Day | Acts 7:59-60 “While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’ Then he fell on his knees and cried out, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them.’ When he had said this, he fell asleep.”

Lent | Prayers in Scripture | April 10, 2025 | Haylee Hudson Verse of the Day | Luke 18:13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’”

Lent | Prayers in Scripture | April 9, 2025 | Rusty Downey Verse of the Day | Exodus 32:11,13-14 “But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I...

Lent | Prayers in Scripture | April 8, 2025 | Amy Kissell Verse of the Day | 2 Chronicles 6:13-15 “[Solomon] stood on the platform, then knelt before the entire assembly of Israel, spreading out his hands toward heaven. He said, “Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth—You who keep Your covenant of love with Your servants who walk wholeheartedly in Your way. You hav...

Lent | The High Priestly Prayer | April 7, 2025 | Sharon Johnson Verse of the Day | 1 Samuel 1:10-11 “In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, ‘LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life.”

Lent | Prayers in Scripture | April 6, 2025 | Avery Brooks Verse of the Day | Jonah 2:1-2 “From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God, pouring out his heart in desperation and trust. He said, “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.”

Lent | The High Priestly Prayer | April 5, 2025 | Liz Collins Verse of the Day | John 17: 21 “[My prayer is] that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”

Lent | The High Priestly Prayer | April 4, 2025 | Chandler Goddard Verse of the Day | John 17: 20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message.”

Lent | The High Priestly Prayer | April 3, 2025 | Tim Pinnow Verse of the Day | John 17:17 “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.”

Lent | The High Priestly Prayer | April 2, 2025 | Lauren Cline Verse of the Day | John 17:14-15 “I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.”

Lent | The High Priestly Prayer | April 1, 2025 | Lydia Hammons Verse of the Day | John 17:13 “I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them.”

Lent | The High Priestly Prayer | March 31, 2025 | Eric and Elizabeth Pankow Verse of the Day | John 17:112 “I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one.”

Lent | The High Priestly Prayer | March 30, 2025 | Isaac Niewedde Verse of the Day | John 17:1-3 “After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only...

Lent | The Psalms | March 29, 2025 | Keith Luken Verse of the Day | Psalm 23:6 “Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”

Lent | The Psalms | March 28, 2025 | Christine Gibiser Verse of the Day | Psalm 109:6-15 “Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy; let an accuser stand at his right hand. When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him. May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership. May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. May his children be wandering beggars...

Lent | The Psalms | March 27, 2025 | Jesse Smith Verse of the Day | Psalm 28:1-4, 21-22 “Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. Your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down on me. Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin. My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear... Lord, do...