Jesus teaches us how to pray by giving us the Lord's Prayer. This is His prayer, that He prays.... Jesus doesn't set us to work by ...

He desires it, and it is His will, that you should pour out your trouble before Him, and not let it lie upon yourself, dragging it about wit...

Guide me in fear of Thee and give me tears of contrition. I have lifted up the mental eyes of my soul to Thee, O Lord. Cast me not away fr...

My daughter and I experienced a bit of a disappointment lately - and it has been a blessing. In Divine Service 5, we pray: "Strengthe...

"Catholic." Lutherans tend to be allergic to it, and none more than Lutheran converts from Rome! Yet the word itself which confr...

Our prayer is part of our work in Christ's heavenly administration of His Father's realm. Through our union with Jesus we have acce...

Whenever I have prayed earnestly about a matter which has concerned me very deeply, it has been richly answered and I have received more tha...

Who can withstand the Evil One, if Thy grace withdraws from him for even one minute, O Master? -- St. Ephraim the Syrian, *A Spiritual Psalt...

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty!... Blessed be the Holy Trinity and the Undivided Unity; let us give glory to Him because He has shown H...

Today we got to celebrate the Festival of the Holy Trinity - joy beyond words! Not only did we get to sing some of my favorite hymns (...

Through our reception of Christ's most holy body and blood we become God-bearers; we become "little christs," theophanic peopl...

Thou, O Christ our Savior, hast become for me the path of life which leads to the Father. There is but one path, and it is my joy, and at t...

Consider this: even if everything else becomes doubtful and uncertain, your Baptism stands fast. It happened once, and God does not go bac...

[Gen. 2:7, 18-24; Eph 5:1-4, 21-33; Mark 9:1-10] No, it is not the case of the fellow of 27 years of marriage passing on wisdom to those who...

Note that tomorrow's readings are found on page 349 - the Feast of the Holy Trinity. Then you skip on Monday to page 412 and pick up Mo...

The Bees! My sister-in-law has just taken up beekeeping. Not my idea of a fun time. But today when I went to get a bulletin out of the sa...

Faith consisteth not, O Nicodemus, in what thou thinkest. Speech sufficeth not unto thee for righteousness, neither wilt thou achieve piety ...

Such prayer is a precious and powerful defense against the devil and his assaults. For in it, all Christendom combines its forces with one ...

We, however, drink the most holy blood of Christ, the blood that atoned for our sins, frees us from the stain of sin, protects us from the p...

It was 27 years ago yesterday...hopefully we'll find time on Sunday to get away and enjoy a quiet dinner somewhere.