Through the death and resurrection of Jesus, and union with him by the Holy Spirit, I have fellowship with God as his adopted child. I experience this in prayer, worship, God’s Word, the sacraments, and Christian community, as I daily follow him by faith.

From the Book of Homilies

From the Book of Homilies

From the Book of Homilies

In prayer, I should seek not only God’s provision for my needs, but fellowship with God, who made me for fellowship with himself.

Prayer is turning my heart toward God, to listen and to speak with him.

God gives healing, strength, and peace, either for recovery from injury or illness, or for perseverance in adversity, especially in preparation for death.

Through prayer and anointing with oil, the minister invokes God’s blessing upon those suffering in body, mind, or spirit.

Repentance, in which I intend to resist further sin, accept responsibility for my actions, and endeavor to repair damage I have caused; and faith, by which I thankfully receive God’s forgiveness.

In absolution, God conveys his pardon through the Cross, removes and cancels my sin, declares me reconciled and at peace with him, and grants me the assurance of his grace and salvation.