On this Palm Sunday (also named Sunday of the Passion), we acknowledge God’s tender love in sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to take upon Himself our nature, suffer death upon the cross, and give us the great example of His humility. We also pray that we may walk in the …
The wounds of Jesus are balm and healing for us! That’s the message of Johann Heermann’s hymn and our prayers this season of Lent. Here, in verse 5, we pray our Lord Jesus to comfort us in the hour of our death. See Lutheran Service Book, 421:5. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/LNT05-Jesus-Grant-That-Balm-and-Healing-5.mp3Podcast: Play in …
In Johann Gerhard’s Meditation II, “An Exercise of Repentance from Our Lord’s Passion,” we behold the suffering of Christ for us. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 16-17. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/JGSM022-Behold-the-Suffering-of-Christ-MedII.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
Only almighty God can bring order to our unruly wills and affections. Here we pray that He would grant us His grace …
Johann Heermann’s hymn, “Jesus, Grant That Balm and Healing,” continues to serve us in our prayers through Lent. Here we pray to …
We have pondered the details of Jesus’ suffering for us and why that suffering is so precious for us. Now we conclude …
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came down from heaven to be the true Bread who gives life to the world. We …
The hymn “Jesus, Grant That Balm and Healing” is a perfect prayer for the season of Lent. Here we pray verse 3 …
“Ah, this is done for me….” This is how Johann Starck leads us to meditate on the details of the suffering of …
We have no power in ourselves to help ourselves before God. We pray that He would keep us in both body and …
