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Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. John 6:5,6 Jesus Has a Plan in …
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are at Rome. Romans 1:15 Lost to History If you visit the city of Rome today and walk through its ancient ruins, what you’ll see are the remnants of massive, awe-inspiring stone structures—the amphitheater, the baths, the villas, the coliseum. …
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” So …
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion So [Jesus] began teaching them many things. Mark 6:34 Our Hero Speaks the Words of Salvation One truth that we were reminded of by the global pandemic is that not all heroes wear capes. In fact, most don’t. Instead, they wear nurses’ garb and first responders’ gear. They keep our vehicles running …
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. Mark 6:34 Our Hero Sees With Compassionate Eyes You have had the week marked off on your calendar for months. You have been counting down the days until you are finally …
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. Mark 6:32,33 Our Hero Helps Us in Desperation Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “As you get older, it’s …
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, [Jesus] said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” Mark 6:31 Our Hero Knows We Need Rest Every year, countless people buy planners to help …
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Mark 6:30 Our Hero Has Ears to Listen If I were to ask a 4-year-old what a hero is like, he might mention that heroes are powerful, brave, and smart. I imagine he’d describe how a hero …
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 Our Good Shepherd King David knew the life of a shepherd because he grew up tending his father’s flocks. He was well aware of …
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion Then [Jesus] said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27,28 Rest for Our Souls The word “Sabbath” means “rest.” When God created the world, he “worked” for six days, and on the seventh …
