Our heavenly Father has created heaven and earth and everything in them. We that He would strengthen us in our various vocations. 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/2018/09/0907-Ephesians6.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | …
Johann Gerhard has contrasted our love for God with our love for other things—created things and even ourselves. In this fifth and final part of his Meditation IX, “Loving God Alone,” Pastor Gerhard leads us to ponder God’s love for us, which then leads to our love for God. And …
Johann Gerhard has contrasted loving God over against loving created things (Part 1). He has reminded us that created things cannot love us back, but God does (Part 2). And last time Gerhard led us to meditate on God’s love leading us to know Him (Part 3). Today we hear …
Join us as we pray this prayer attributed to St. John Chrysostom. Source: A Prayer of St. Chrysostom (Morning Prayer II), from …
Because the Holy Spirit truly is God—the Third Person of the Holy Trinity—we pray to Him even as we pray to the …
The believing Christian meditates on the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the Feast of Pentecost. In today’s meditation, we join Johann …
In previous meditations (#1, #2, #3, #4), Johann Gerhard explored how God feeds our souls with the heavenly manna of His forgiveness …
What happens when we feast on the pleasures of this fallen world? We miss out on the true feast that God gives—the …
In today’s meditation, Gerhard reminds us of what we miss out on when we seek the earthly riches and not the heavenly …
In his Meditation 16, Johann Gerhard ponders “The Spiritual Refreshment of the Godly.” Those who are full on the pleasures of the …
