For years, LHM's Daily Devotions have been read or listened to by millions in the U.S., Canada, and around the world. These brief, Gospel-centered messages make an excellent resource for sharing and for personal or group meditation. Penned for many years by the late Rev. Dr. Kenneth Klaus, former Speaker of The Lutheran Hour®, today they are written by Drs. Kari Vo and Carol Geisler, along with contributions from Lutheran Hour Speaker Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler, and former Speakers. They are used in numerous countries where LHM has a ministry presence.
According to Erik Lai, director for LHM—Malaysia, the Daily Devotions are translated into Chinese (simplified script) and Malay languages, and are used in English as well. "LHM's devotions- both daily and seasonal (Advent, Lent)-are shared online on our social media platforms, namely Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Many of our followers or readers share the Daily Devotions on their personal Facebook and on their churches' Facebook. We also shared them via WhatsApp group chats and with individuals. For YouTube, the Daily Devotion is done as a video with subtitles or closed captioning," Lai said.
Lisa Jackson, managing director of the Lutheran Laymen's League of Canada, said the Daily Devotions are posted on both the LHM-Canada and the LLL-Canada Facebook pages. Aleta Abraham, community engagement officer, selects images corresponding to the day's message and encourages Facebook users to share the messages on their personal accounts. "We translate LHM's seasonal devotions into French, and into both simplified and traditional Chinese, for distribution," Jackson added.
Feedback has been positive from both our neighbors in the Far East and across the border, to the north. "The Daily Devotions are well received by many readers who give us encouraging feedback, often by posting "Amen!" or "Thank You, Lord!" Lai said, pointing to one such reply: "It is a blessed assurance that God is with us every step of the way. Hallelujah to the risen Lamb of God!" Similarly, readers in Canada are blessed to receive the inspirational and relevant messages of these devotions.
You can access the Daily Devotions in English at lhm.org/dailydevotions. There you will find archived devotions; links to our seasonal devotions; access to LHM's mobile app, which includes The Lutheran Hour; a page to sign up and receive the Daily Devotions as an email; our Spanish-language devotions at paraelcamino.com; the Project Connect booklet, 30 Days of Household Devotions; and more.