God’s will is to restore all things in His beloved Son Jesus Christ. We pray that He may bring us together in unity and free us from our slavery to sin. Collect for Proper 29 (the Sunday closest to November 23), from The Book of Common Prayer. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/30-Proper-29-BCP.mp3Podcast: Play in …
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 …
In the course of this busy life, we need refreshment and peace! We pray that God would lead us to use our times of leisure and rebuild our bodies and renew our minds that we may enjoy the goodness of His creation. “For the Good Use of Leisure,” from The …
We have heard Johann Arndt meditate on loving God from a pure heart. (Listen here.) In today’s meditation, Arndt explores what he …
God has filled the world with wondrous beauty. We pray that He would open our eyes to behold all that He worked …
Our Lord Jesus teaches us two great commandments: first, to love God with every fiber of our being, and second, to love …
We call upon the God who caused all the Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning. We ask Him to grant …
Johann Gerhard has exhorted us to cultivate true humility–first, by pondering our condition as human beings, and second, by considering the example …
True humility comes from considering our human condition and by pondering the example of Jesus Himself [Part 1]. Like a river flowing …
Johann Gerhard has encouraged us to cultivate true humility, first, by considering our lowly condition as human beings and, second, by considering …
