Post Category: Devotions

With His Wounds First Monday in Lent - February 22, 2021 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5) LSB 420 Christ, the Life of All the Living (Verse 2 of this week's hymn serves as inspiration for today's devotio...

First Sunday in Lent February 21, 2021 'For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.' (Psalm 86:13) LSB 420 Christ, the Life of All the Living (Verse 1 of this week's hymn served as inspiration for today's devotion.) One of the scariest movies I had ever seen as a child was the 195...

It's a Journey First Saturday in Lent - February 20, 2021 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receivethe crown of life,which God has promised to those who love him. (James 1:12) LSB 418 - O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days (Verse 4 of this week's hymn serves as inspiration for today's devot...

Every Word First Friday in Lent - February 19, 2021 But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" (Matthew 4:4) LSB 418 - O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days (Verse 2 of this week's hymn serves as inspiration for today's devotion) The world tries to deny the pow...

Second Second Day in Lent February 18, 2021 'And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.' (Matthew 3:2). LSB 418 - LSB 418 - O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days (Verse 1 of this week's hymn served as inspiration for today's devotion.) I remember growing up during the 1960s in an Irish Catholic family and the importance my family stressed upon 'givi...

A Worthy Prayer Ash Wednesday February 17, 2021 Romans 8:26-27 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in a...