“What is Man? What is a Bubble? They are alike Nothing.” Thus Johann Gerhard introduces his Meditation 34 on “The Cultivation of True Humility.” Here’s the first part of that meditation. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 192-193. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JGSM029-Cultivating-True-Humility-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS …
With today’s reading of 1 Corinthians 12:14-31 we pray stanzas 1, 3 and 4 of the hymn “I Love Your Kingdom Lord” (Lutheran Service Book 651:1, 3-4). Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury of Daily Prayer.) http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/0821-1Corinthians12-14-31.mp3Podcast: Play in new window …
Jesus Christ has set us free from sin and death by His sacrificial death on the cross. We pray Him to protect and deliver us from using His gift of freedom for selfish and self-serving purposes. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or …
God builds His household the Church on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone. We pray …
Today the Church remembers St. James, the first apostle to suffer martyrdom for the name of Jesus Christ. We pray for the …
Paul and Barnabas endured rejection for proclaiming God’s salvation and idol worship of mistaken crowds. We pray God to grant all pastors …
Our Savior Jesus Christ commanded us to love one another as He loved us. We pray Him to lead us to serve …
As Jesus, in great humility, washed the feet of His disciples and washed away our sin by His blood, we pray Him …
On the night He was betrayed, Jesus prayed that His Father’s will, not His, be done. We pray God to work His …
All authority comes from God, our heavenly Father, and those who govern over us are His gifts. We pray Him to lead …
