We cannot exist without our Lord Jesus Christ! Therefore, we pray that He would grant us the spirit to think and do what is right and be enabled to live according to His will. Collect for Proper 14 (the Sunday closest to August 10), from The Book of Common Prayer. …
Johann Gerhard said, “The mind that rests in the Lord is at peace.” (Listen here.) We cannot find true peace of soul in earthly riches, nor in pleasure. (Listen here.) In this meditation, Gerhard explains why we cannot find peace in worldly honor either. This, again, from Gerhard’s Meditation #32. …
In a previous installment of Sacred Meditations, we heard from Johann Gerhard that only Jesus Christ can satisfy and fully meet the soul’s immortal desires. In this meditation Gerhard explores the folly of finding peace in earthly riches or in pleasure. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 181-182. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/JGSM026-True-Peace-of-Soul-2.mp3Podcast: …
God protects all who trust in Him. Therefore, we pray that He would increase His mercy upon us so that we may …
Johann Gerhard begins Meditation #32 of his Sacred Meditations by saying, “The mind that rests in the Lord is at peace.” Perhaps …
God knows our needs as well as our weaknesses; therefore we ask Him to have compassion on us and give us those …
In this meditation, Johann Arndt ponders the differences between the world’s life and the life of Christ in His Christians. Source: Devotions …
By God’s grace we acknowledge that He is the Holy Trinity–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We pray that He would keep us …
God is the strength of all who put their trust in Him. Since we in our weakness can do nothing good, we …
After exhorting us on how God–not wealth, nor honor, nor wisdom and skill–is our highest good (Listen here.), Johann Starck leads us …
