A Daily Reminder

When you wake up in the morning,

find a quiet place.

With three fingers connecting, forming a symbol of the Trinity, and the two remaining fingers indicating the two natures of Christ, resting in the palm of your hand, draw the sign of the cross over your body: from your head to your pelvis, from one shoulder, to another, over your heart as you say:

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, have mercy on me.

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father who art in Heaven,

Hallowed be thy name;

Thy kingdom come

Thy will be done

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;

And forgive us our trespasses

As we forgive those who trespass against us;

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

The power, and the glory,

For ever and ever.

Amen.

The Apostle’s Creed

I BELIEVE in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.



I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.



I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. 



Amen.

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This is a teaching we have from Martin Luther. We need reminders, hands-on actions which help us in our daily life. To make the motions of the cross over my body, I am again dedicating my mind, my emotions, my strength and my heart to God, through Christ Jesus. And I need it, daily.