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April 2018

Fifth Sunday of Easter (2018)

Since knowing the true God is everlasting life, we pray that we may perfectly know Jesus Christ, the Son of God, to be the way, the truth, and the life, and thus follow His steps in the way that leads to everlasting life. Fifth Sunday of Easter, from The Book …

Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain-4

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Today we rejoice in the peace our risen Lord gives His followers as expressed in verse 4 of “Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain,” by John of Damascus. Source: Lutheran Service Book, 487:4. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/EAS20-Come-You-Faithful-Raise-the-Strain-4.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts …

Spiritual Refreshment of the Godly-2

In his Meditation 16, Johann Gerhard ponders “The Spiritual Refreshment of the Godly.” Those who are full on the pleasures of the world have no taste for the sweetness of God’s heavenly feast. But those who acknowledge their sins are spiritually fed on God’s heavenly manna, the forgiveness of sins. …