Comments on: The Struggle of Daily Prayer http://lutherankantor.com/2010/05/10/struggle-daily-prayer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=struggle-daily-prayer Where Music & Theology Intersect Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chris http://lutherankantor.com/2010/05/10/struggle-daily-prayer/#comment-390 Chris Wed, 12 May 2010 02:19:15 +0000 http://lutherankantor.com/?p=2219#comment-390 Here's the list of devotional resources that I've used (and come to mind) over the past few years. Daily Office Books 1. <a href="http://www.cph.org/t-tdp.aspx" rel="nofollow">Treasury of Daily Prayer</a> (no surprise there - my current favorite) 2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/daily-office-Herbert-Lindemann/dp/0281022895/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273629324&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Daily Office</a> by Herbert Lindemann - the prayers and litanies are good 3. <a href="http://www.alpb.org/dailyprayer.html" rel="nofollow">The Daily Prayer of the Church</a> by Philip Pfatteicher. A daily office book similar in concept to the Treasury of Daily Prayer - though with a monthly/seasonal rotation of psalms and hymns and no daily devotional reading. Daily Devotionals 1. <a href="http://www.cph.org/p-499-to-live-with-christ.aspx?SearchTerm=giertz" rel="nofollow">To Live With Christ</a> by Bo Giertz 2. <a href="http://www.cph.org/p-466-god-grant-it.aspx?SearchTerm=god%20grant%20it" rel="nofollow">God Grant It</a> by C.F.W Walther 3. <a href="http://www.cph.org/p-1063-sacred-meditations.aspx?SearchTerm=gerhard" rel="nofollow">Sacred Meditations</a> by Johann Gerhard. Not daily, but 50 or so readings. 4. <a href="http://www.cph.org/p-437-meditations-on-divine-mercy.aspx?SearchTerm=gerhard" rel="nofollow">Meditations on Divine Mercy</a> by Johann Gerhard. Not daily, but 50 or so readings. 5. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Word-Today-O-Hallesby/dp/0806627352/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273630224&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">God's Word for Today</a> by O Hallesby. 6. <a href="http://www.markvpublications.com/documents/lutherstore.html" rel="nofollow">Daily Devotions With Luther</a> 7. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Day-We-Magnify-Thee-Readings/dp/0800616375/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273630995&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow">Day By Day We Magnify Thee</a> - Martin Luther 8. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Readings-Daily-Office-Early-Church/dp/0898692016/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273630393&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">Readings for the Daily Office From the Early Church</a> 9. <a href="http://www.cph.org/p-119-lutheran-book-of-prayer-burgundy-genuine-leather.aspx?SearchTerm=lutheran%20prayer%20book" rel="nofollow">Lutheran Book of Prayer</a> And I couldn't forget <a href="http://www.cph.org/p-2214-lutheran-service-book-personalgift-edition.aspx" rel="nofollow">Lutheran Service Book</a>. My favorites would probably be the Treasury of Daily Prayer and the books by Giertz, Walther, Gerhard, and Luther (and LSB). Here’s the list of devotional resources that I’ve used (and come to mind) over the past few years.

Daily Office Books
1. Treasury of Daily Prayer (no surprise there – my current favorite)
2. Daily Office by Herbert Lindemann – the prayers and litanies are good
3. The Daily Prayer of the Church by Philip Pfatteicher. A daily office book similar in concept to the Treasury of Daily Prayer – though with a monthly/seasonal rotation of psalms and hymns and no daily devotional reading.

Daily Devotionals
1. To Live With Christ by Bo Giertz
2. God Grant It by C.F.W Walther
3. Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard. Not daily, but 50 or so readings.
4. Meditations on Divine Mercy by Johann Gerhard. Not daily, but 50 or so readings.
5. God’s Word for Today by O Hallesby.
6. Daily Devotions With Luther
7. Day By Day We Magnify Thee – Martin Luther
8. Readings for the Daily Office From the Early Church
9. Lutheran Book of Prayer

And I couldn’t forget Lutheran Service Book.

My favorites would probably be the Treasury of Daily Prayer and the books by Giertz, Walther, Gerhard, and Luther (and LSB).

]]> By: Laura http://lutherankantor.com/2010/05/10/struggle-daily-prayer/#comment-388 Laura Tue, 11 May 2010 15:04:03 +0000 http://lutherankantor.com/?p=2219#comment-388 Great thoughts for the day! Many of us struggle with this problem. The reading you shared is very apt. What are the primary resources you use in your Daily Prayer (if you don't mind sharing)? Top five, say, if your library is bulging in this department! Great thoughts for the day! Many of us struggle with this problem. The reading you shared is very apt. What are the primary resources you use in your Daily Prayer (if you don’t mind sharing)? Top five, say, if your library is bulging in this department!

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