God reveals His great love by forgiving sinners. We pray that He would forgive us our extensive debt of sin, so that, like the woman who anointed His Son and washed His feet, we may love much because we have been forgiven much. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found …
God’s wisdom and knowledge are so deep and His judgments and ways unsearchable. We pray that He would grant His people to live sacrificial, holy and acceptable lives, faithful to Him and loving one another. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in Lutheran Service Book, pages 299-304 or Treasury …
Jesus Christ came not to be served but to serve and to give His life as the ransom for us. We pray that He would forgive our pride and preserve us from hypocrisy, that we may humbly love Him and our neighbors. Source: “Sacred Meditations Collects” (Daily Lectionary found in …
Jesus the Christ sits at the right hand of the Father and all enemies are under His feet. We pray that He …
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 …
Today we continue with Johann Gerhard’s Meditation IX, “Loving God Alone.” In this installment, Gerhard leads us to ponder how God’s love …
God has taught us to love Him and our neighbor. Thus we pray that He would grant us His Holy Spirit, so …
In his Meditation IX, “Loving God Alone,” Johann Gerhard contrasts loving God with loving created things (Listen to part 1 here.). In …
“May love bind thee fast to the Lord.” That’s how Johann Gerhard introduces his meditation “Loving God Alone” (Meditation IX). Today we …
