Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

If the evil one should try to frighten me with my heaven-crying sins, I will say, True, I cannot excuse my sin before God, but the blood of Jesus Christ also cries to heaven.  If my heaven-crying sins are great, the power of Jesus Christ's heaven-crying blood far excels and outweighs them, for the blood of Jesus cleanses me from all sins and obtains for me certain forgiveness of all my iniquity. -- Valerius Herberger, The Great Works of God, p. 250 [the entire section on the Abel's sacrifice is beyond good and comforting - highly recommend it!]