A blessed Ash Wednesday to you. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus the Author and Perfecter of our faith. (Hebrews 12)
Each Wednesday during Lent I'd like to introduce you to a simple, yet powerful, spiritual practice to help you meditate on the person and work of Jesus. Each week I'll give you some guidance, a few resources, and a couple of words of encouragement for the week ahead.
Here's a brief introduction to the first practice ...
Each Wednesday during Lent I'd like to introduce you to a simple, yet powerful, spiritual practice to help you meditate on the person and work of Jesus. Each week I'll give you some guidance, a few resources, and a couple of words of encouragement for the week ahead.
Here's a brief introduction to the first practice ...
The Practice
In the morning, when you rise, AND in the evening, when you go to bed, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Then meditate on the following …
- Christ FOR me (Romans 8), Christ WITH me (Matt. 28:20), Christ IN and THROUGH me (Gal. 2:20-21)
- What the Triune God has done in your baptism! Who you are and whose you are in Christ Jesus!
- That there is “no other name” by which we are saved! (Acts 4:12; 10:43)
Meditate on the following from the Small Catechism …
I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten of the Father from eternity, and also true man, born of the Virgin Mary, is my Lord,
who has redeemed me, a lost and condemned creature, purchased and won me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil; not with gold or silver, but with His holy, precious blood and with His innocent suffering and death,
that I may be His own and live under Him in His kingdom and serve Him in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness, just as He is risen from the dead, lives and reigns to all eternity.
This is most certainly true.
-Meaning of Second Article of Apostle’s Creed Small Catechism, Concordia Triglotta
Make use of the following sayings throughout the week.
See them as daggers that you can use against the unholy trinity of the devil, the world, the sinful flesh …
Lord have mercy on me, the sinner.
Jesus is Lord!
I belong to Christ!
For supplemental videos and my field notes for this practice (coming shortly) you can go to ... Lent 2026 - Daily Practice 1 (here).
I pray that this simple, and yet profound, set of practices will help you learn how to make use of the person and work of Jesus Christ so that you can ...
- fight against the "unholy trinity"
- defend yourself with all of the promises of Jesus
- and receive all of the gifts that only the Triune God can give
We commend all into the Lord's hands. Come what may, we do belong to Jesus.
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