Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

Great are the wounds of thy sins, but precious is the balm of Christ's blood.  Moses, in the law, pronounces a curse upon thee because thou has not observed all things written in the book of the law, to do them; but Christ was made a curse for thee when He hung upon the tree.  The handwriting was written against thee in the heavenly court; but it has been erased by the blood of Christ.  Thy passion, then, O holy and gracious Christ, is my last and only refuge! -- Blessed Johann Gerhard, Sacred Meditation VII