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Daily Devotion

Start or finish each day in God’s word, with devotions written by LCANZ members. Sign up to receive Daily Devotion in your inbox every morning. Permission is granted to print and publish these devotions with this acknowledgement: ‘Reproduced with permission: Lutheran Church of Australia 2025.’ If possible, please provide a link to the Daily Devotion archive page: www.lca.org.au/daily-devotion. LCA Communications is producing a week of devotions in advance in ready-to-print format for congregations to deliver to members. To receive a link to the printable sets each week, simply ask us at lca.comms@lca.org.au. Click here to find the print versions of Daily Devotion.

03
Apr2024

The kids are all right

by Pastor Reid Matthias

‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children’ (Luke 10:21).

02
Apr2024

Passing the peace

by Pastor Reid Matthias

‘When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them. If not, it will return to you’ (Luke 10:5,6).

01
Apr2024

Hearts on fire

by Pastor Reid Matthias

Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the scriptures to us? (Luke 24:32b)

31
Mar2024

What just happened?

by Pastor Reid Matthias

Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed (John 20:8).

30
Mar2024

Refuge

by Dianne Eckermann

My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me (Psalm 31:15).

29
Mar2024

Crucify him!

by Dianne Eckermann

But they shouted, ‘Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!’ (John 19:15a)