Sacred Meditations

Sacred Meditations

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Sacred Meditations episodes

  • Spiritual Refreshment of the Godly-3
    In today’s meditation, Gerhard reminds us of what we miss out on when we seek the earthly riches and not the heavenly treasures. Here’s Gerhard, again writing on Luke chapter 14. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 89-90.
    3 min
  • Fifth Sunday of Easter (2018)
    Since knowing the true God is everlasting life, we pray that we may perfectly know Jesus Christ, the Son of God, to be the way, the truth, and the life, and thus follow His steps in the way that leads to everlasting life. Fifth Sunday of Easter, from The Book …
    1 min
  • Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain-4
    Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Today we rejoice in the peace our risen Lord gives His followers as expressed in verse 4 of “Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain,” by John of Damascus. Source: Lutheran Service Book, 487:4.
    1 min
  • Spiritual Refreshment of the Godly-2
    In his Meditation 16, Johann Gerhard ponders “The Spiritual Refreshment of the Godly.” Those who are full on the pleasures of the world have no taste for the sweetness of God’s heavenly feast. But those who acknowledge their sins are spiritually fed on God’s heavenly manna, the forgiveness of sins. …
    3 min
  • Fourth Sunday of Easter (2018)
    Since Jesus the Son of God is our Good Shepherd, we pray that we may hear His voice and follow where He leads. Fourth Sunday of Easter, from The Book of Common Prayer.
    1 min
  • Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain-3
    Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Today we rejoice in the joy of the Easter season with verse 3 of “Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain,” by John of Damascus. Source: Lutheran Service Book, 487:3.
    1 min
  • Spiritual Refreshment of the Godly-1
    “What is God to the soul? He is its Light, its Healing Balm, its Bread of Life.” That’s how Johann Gerhard begins his Meditation 16 on “The Spiritual Refreshment of the Godly.” Here’s the first part of that meditation. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 87-88.
    3 min
  • Third Sunday of Easter (2018)
    Our Lord Jesus Christ made Himself known in the breaking of bread (Luke 24:13-35). We pray that He would open our eyes to behold Him in all His redeeming work. Third Sunday of Easter, from The Book of Common Prayer.
    1 min
  • Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain-2
    Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! In today’s prayer, we continue celebrating our Lord’s bursting of the prison of death with verse 2 of this joyous hymn by John of Damascus. Source: Lutheran Service Book, 487:2.
    1 min
  • Rejoicing in Jesus’ Resurrection
    In today’s meditation, we rejoice in Jesus’ resurrection victory over death with Johann Starck. Source: Starck’s Prayer-Book, by Johann Starck (translated and edited by W. H. T. Dau, 1921), page 128.
    3 min