True humility comes, first, from considering our human condition and, second, by pondering the example of Jesus Himself (Part 1). Like a river flowing down a mountain, God’s grace flows downward to the humble, not upward to the proud (Part 2). In this meditation, Johann Gerhard reminds us: it does …
God has ordained in a wonderful order the ministries (services) of angels and mortals (human beings). We pray that His angels may help and defend us on earth, even as they serve and worship Him in heaven. Saint Michael and All Angels (September 29), from The Book of Common Prayer. …
God has ordained a wonderful order in the service of angels and humans. As His holy angels always serve and worship Him in heaven, we pray that He would appoint them to help and defend us on earth. “Of the Holy Angels,” from The Book of Common Prayer. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Of-the-Holy-Angels-BCP.mp3Podcast: Play …
