Lectionary Preaching Workbook
Theme of the Day
Easter surprises.
Collect of the Day
Two alternatives are provided. In the first, after praising God for delivering us from death, petitions are offered to make us die daily to sin so we might live forever in the joy of resurrection. The focus in this prayer is on Sanctification. In the second alternative, we pray that there be an increase in our hearts and minds of the risen life we share in Christ, and that we grow toward the fullness of eternal life. This prayer also focuses on Sanctification (with a growth in grace profile).