We thank our Lord of glory for the example His servant, Stephen–the first martyr–who confessed his faith as he looked up to heaven and prayed for his persecutors (see Acts 7:54-60). Saint Stephen (December 26), from The Book of Common Prayer. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Saint-Stephen-Dec26-BCP.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts …
Jesus taught us to love both God and our neighbor (see Matthew 22:34-40). In this meditation, Johann Arndt explores how love for God cannot exist without neighbor-love (Listen). Faith active in love is how we live as disciples of Jesus. Source: Devotions and Prayers of Johann Arndt, selected and translated …
In the course of this busy life, we need refreshment and peace! We pray that God would lead us to use our times of leisure and rebuild our bodies and renew our minds that we may enjoy the goodness of His creation. “For the Good Use of Leisure,” from The …
We have heard Johann Arndt meditate on loving God from a pure heart. (Listen here.) In today’s meditation, Arndt explores what he …
Our Lord Jesus teaches us two great commandments: first, to love God with every fiber of our being, and second, to love …
We call upon the God who caused all the Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning. We ask Him to grant …
Johann Gerhard has exhorted us to cultivate true humility–first, by pondering our condition as human beings, and second, by considering the example …
God has knit together His elect people into one communion in the mystical body of His Son Jesus Christ. We pray that …
Today we remember and thank our Lord for Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles. As they were faithful and zealous in their …
We pray that God would increase in us His gifts of faith, hope, and charity (love), and that we may love what …
