Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

But those who are mindful of their weakness desire to be rid of it and long for help. They should regard and use the Sacrament just like a precious antidote against the poison they have in them. Here in the Sacrament you are to receive from the lips of Christ forgiveness of sins. It contains and brings with it God's grace and the Spirit with all His gifts, protection, shelter, and power against death and the devil and all misfortune. - Blessed Martin Luther, The Larger Catechism, V:70