Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits -- Psalm 103:1ff Counting his blessings, as is my husband's daily habit, recently began with the...

The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore. Psalm 121:7-8 It happened as I spent a Saturday morning looking and learning,...

Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. I Peter 4:10 A simple gesture in response to a specific need, done in a loving way. In this case with a rag and...

I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; for you have been my help; in the shadow of your wings, I will sing for joy.  My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me. Psalm 63:6-8   It had been...

Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know. Remember the Lord in everything you do, and he will show you the right way.   Proverbs 3:5-6 (GENT) Who remembers the classic silent film melodramas? Little...

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,  for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for...

O God, you are my God.  Earnestly I seek you.  My soul thirsts for you. My body longs for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water.  (Psalm 63:1)  Weariness crept into my soul after a week of bad news. God had walked...

The words of the wise: Incline your ear and hear my words, and apply your mind to my teaching; for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. So that your trust may be in the Lord, I have made...

"...wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace." James...

"(So then) with my mind I am a slave to the law of God, but with my flesh I am a slave to the law of sin." Romans 7:25b It's called St. Paul's 'inner conflict' and, for Lutherans, it is highlighted by Martin Luther as "simul justus...