Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

This conflict endures for a person's entire lifetime. And indeed, all certainty, all pride, all self-reliance in one's own power should rightly fall away from us as we hear that in this dangerous strife, which involves the crown of eternal life, the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Therefore, the best counsel is, to petition and bid the strong Lord of Sabaoth with zealous prayer that He would be powerful in our weakness with His might, so that we be preserved by such power for the salvation set aside and held in trust for us. To that end, God help us through Christ. Amen. -- Johann Gerhard, *An Explanation* p. 71,72