Monthly Archives: July 2020

You have heard His voice… (Dt.4:12)

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

This passage condemns… representations of God, which He wanted to be forbidden to a simple and childish people, but … inner representations of God, which are (as we have said above) opinions and speculations about God constructed out of ourselves without … Continue reading →

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Called to follow Jesus

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Let us pray: O good and gracious God, heavenly Father + Grant us Your Spirit of Truth and Peace, that we may understand Your holy Will and follow Your Directions and trust Your Promises from the bottom of our heart … Continue reading →

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The God of Abraham praise… (LSB 798)

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

The 5th Sunday after Trinity is coming up and we´ve got all reason to rejoice, lift up our faces to the Lord and God of our salvation. It is He, who calls us from the ends of the world to … Continue reading →

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Peaches along the way

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Have You found a peach this year? A good one. One worth savouring for precious minutes of Your day? Sam Sifton from the NYT writes in his introduction: Good morning. I’m firmly of the opinion that you get one really … Continue reading →

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Kommt ein Vogel geflogen …

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Long, long ago there lived a people… No computers. No smartphones. No email. No texting. Just the lost art of sending a letter… I got to know some of them. My parents were both avid communicators and diligent composers of … Continue reading →

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As a deer longs for streams of water…

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God!I thirst for God, for the living God. I say, “When will I be able to go and appear in God’s presence?”I cannot eat; I weep day … Continue reading →

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