Dear God, you have given to me my wife, children, house, and property. I receive these as you desire, and will care for them for your sake. Therefore I will do as much as possible that all may go well. If my plans do not all succeed, I will learn to be patient and let what cannot be changed take its course. If I do well I will give God the glory. I will say, O Lord, it is not my work or effort but your gift and providence. Take my place and be the head of the family. I will yield humbly and be obedient to you. Amen.—Martin Luther, Luther's Prayers (ed. Herbert F. Brokering; Augsberg: Minneapolis, 1994), 94.
Crumbs fallen from the table of the King—from his Word, his workmen, and his world.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
O God, Be Glorified at Home
A Lutheran prayer for the glory of God in the home:
Topics:
Disciplinae,
Pastor-Theologians - Luther,
Pneumatology,
Prayer
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