Portals of Prayer
Portals of Prayer is a quarterly publication of the Concordia Publishing House of St. Louis, Missouri, the denominational publisher for the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, with a printed circulation of almost 900,000 copies each quarter. The 4 1⁄8 by 6 1⁄2 inches (100 mm × 170 mm) publication consists of one-page daily devotions based upon a verse of Scripture along with suggestions for further reading of a Scripture and of a Psalm. Each devotion closes with a brief prayer. A separate section features prayers for the days of the week and occasional prayers covering liturgical and civic calendar events as well as for various situations. Each issue has a short prayer order that can be used by individuals, families, and small groups. Luther's Morning and Evening prayers, and prayers for meal-times are also included..
The first issue of this devotional booklet was published for Lent 1937 with the title Standing In His Grace. For the first several years the booklets carried a variety of names such as He Loved Me, Walking With God, Streams of Living Water, and Quiet Moments With God. Beginning in the spring of 1948, the periodical took the name Portals of Prayer for each issue. Other changes have occurred over the years as well. First delivered seven times a year, Portals of Prayer became a bi-monthly devotional in 1959, and a quarterly publication in 1981. A German language counterpart, Tagliche Andachten was published from 1937 until 1999, a Spanish language version, Portales de Oración began in 2008, and a braille edition has also been available. While the devotional has always been available in the familiar "pocket-sized" edition, new sizes and formats have joined it over the years. A large-sized "sight-saver" print edition was in introduced in the 1970s and a digest-sized print edition began being offered in 2010. Over the years the reach of Portals of Prayer have been made available on long-playing (LP) record albums, cassette tape recordings, as well as being broadcast on numerous radio stations. Portals of Prayer is also available via the internet and smart phones.
In 2007 the interior layout of the devotions was changed, the first significant change in the layout since its inception. In 2008 the trim size changed to 4 1⁄8 by 6 1⁄2 inches (100 mm × 170 mm) from its former 4 by 6 inches (100 mm × 150 mm) size to accommodate changes in printing technology.
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