In Meditation 46 of his Sacred Meditations, Johann Gerhard stirs up our desire for eternal life. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 267-269. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/JGSM012-Desire-for-Eternal-Life-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
We pray that God would increase in us His gifts of faith, hope, and charity (love), and that we may love what He commands so that we may obtain what He promises. Collect for Proper 25 (the Sunday closest to October 26), from The Book of Common Prayer. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/26-Proper-25-BCP.mp3Podcast: Play …
Today we thank our Lord Jesus Christ for His brother, James the Just. Here we pray that the Church may follow James’ example by giving ourselves continually to prayer and to the reconciliation of all. Saint James of Jerusalem (October 23), from The Book of Common Prayer. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Saint-James-of-Jerusalem-Oct23-BCP.mp3Podcast: Play in …
God, our merciful Creator, satisfies the needs of every living creature. So we pray that He would make us thankful for His …
In His earthly life, our Lord Jesus Christ shared our toil and hallowed our labor. We pray that He would be present …
We pray that Almighty God, the Lord of heaven and earth, would graciously give us the harvests of land and seas, that …
All Christians have a vocation given by God, whether butcher, baker, candle stick maker, or pastor. We pray that all members of …
Johann Gerhard has contrasted our love for God with our love for other things—created things and even ourselves. In this fifth and …
Johann Gerhard has contrasted loving God over against loving created things (Part 1). He has reminded us that created things cannot love …
Here we continue with Johann Gerhard’s Meditation IX, “Loving God Alone.” In this installment, Gerhard leads us to ponder how God’s love …
