On this Palm Sunday (also named Sunday of the Passion), we acknowledge God’s tender love in sending His Son Jesus Christ to take upon Himself our nature, suffer death upon the cross, and give us the great example of His humility. We also pray that we may walk in the …
Speaking of the Suffering Servant, the Prophet Isaiah said, “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows…he was crushed for our iniquities…and with his wounds we are healed” (Is. 53:4-5). In today’s meditation, we pray with Johann Starck as we ponder Good Friday, the day of Jesus’ death. …
We know the last week of Lent as “Holy Week.” The last two weeks of Lent, including Holy Week, are also called “Passiontide”—the time we direct our attention specifically to the passion, or suffering, of our Lord Jesus Christ. In today’s meditation, Johann Starck exhorts us in pondering our Lord’s …
Jesus, the Son of God, was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan. We pray that …
Before He went to the cross to suffer, bleed, and die for us, our Lord Jesus Christ was transfigured in brilliant, radiant …
Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross in order to draw the whole world to Himself. We pray God the Father …
Our heavenly Father promises never to leave us nor forsake us. As He sustained Paul and those with him through the storm …
God protected and sustained His servant Paul even as he bore in his body the wounds of Christ for proclaiming the Gospel. …
Jesus revealed Himself to be the Christ of God first by suffering and death, and then by being raised in glory on …
On this Friday called “Good,” we pray to our gracious and almighty God who has beheld our sinful human family by sending …
