In His earthly life, our Lord Jesus Christ shared our toil and hallowed our labor. We pray that He would be present with us where we work and give us pride in our work, as well as a just return for our labor. “For Commerce and Industry,” from The Book …
In previous meditations, Johann Gerhard has exhorted us to cultivate true humility. How so? First, by pondering our condition as human beings, and second, by considering the example of Jesus Himself. In this fourth and final meditation, Gerhard exhorts us to take the servant’s place with Christ and cover the …
God has made all people in His image, but many do not know the redeeming work of Jesus Christ, His Son. We pray that, by the prayers and labors of His holy Church, they may be brought to know and worship the true God as He is revealed in Jesus …
God–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit–gives all good things. Therefore we pray that He would graft into our hearts all good things: the …
Since our merciful God gathers His Church in unity by the Holy Spirit, we pray that the Church would show forth His …
True peace of soul comes only in Jesus Christ–not in earthly riches, nor in pleasure, nor in worldly honors. And what does …
Jesus Christ came into the world not to be served but to serve. So we pray for those who follow in His …
Johann Gerhard said, “The mind that rests in the Lord is at peace.” (Listen here.) We cannot find true peace of soul …
In this hymn by Eliza Alderson, we exalt our Lord Jesus Christ for sacrificing Himself for us, and then we pray that …
In a previous installment of Sacred Meditations, we heard from Johann Gerhard that only Jesus Christ can satisfy and fully meet the …
