Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

As soon as an individual rightly knows himself, he becomes humble. He sees that he is nothing but dust and ash, a great sinner, a transgressor of all divine commandments, a rebel against God's kingdom, and an abomination before God. Oh, it is well for the person who recognizes this! When the Gospel of Christ is preached to him, he receives it with a thousand joys. -- C. F. W. Walther, *God Grant It!* p. 726