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Proper 9 (2023)

God has taught us to love Him and our neighbor. Thus we pray that He would grant us His Holy Spirit, so that we may be devoted to Him and to one another. Collect for Proper 9 (the Sunday closest to July 6), from The Book of Common Prayer. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/10-Proper-9-BCP-2.mp3Podcast: …

Faith Active in Love

Jesus taught us to love both God and our neighbor (see Matthew 22:34-40). In this meditation, Johann Arndt explores how love for God cannot exist without neighbor-love (Listen). Faith active in love is how we live as disciples of Jesus. Source: Devotions and Prayers of Johann Arndt, selected and translated …

Neighbor-Love

We have heard Johann Arndt meditate on loving God from a pure heart. (Listen here.) In today’s meditation, Arndt explores what he calls “neighbor-love” and how it relates to loving God. Source: Devotions and Prayers of Johann Arndt, selected and translated by John Joseph Stoudt, pages 36-37 (Meditation from Arndt’s …