WELS Military Devotions

Watch the DevotionBased on Philippians 1:3-6Thank YouSince this is Thanksgiving weekend, I want to pause and reflect on the past year. The mission of WELS Ministry to the Military is to make Word and sacrament available to our actively serving military members and their families. To carry out this mission, the Wisconsin Synod provides financial support for 25 percent of our operating expenses....

Watch the DevotionBased on Revelation 22:12a, 13-14I Am Coming SoonHe was scheduled to come back into his home port of San Diego the final week in October. He had even arranged a special base pass for me so that I could be there on the dock when his shipped rolled in. Here it is . . . November 21. He’s still underway. I’m hoping that I’ll see him for Christmas, but even that is questionable.Not...

Watch the DevotionBased on Luke 21:10-28Stand FirmThere has not been a generation of Americans who have lived their entire lives without their country being involved in a war or military conflict. Even during those rare stretches of relative peace, our US military was still engaged in smaller operations or “police actions.” To help me better understand our military history, one of my soldiers...

Watch the DevotionBased on Romans 5:6-8Worthy of RescueIt is the highest award for bravery that can be given to an individual in the United States. The deed must be proven by incontestable evidence of at least two eyewitnesses; it must be so outstanding that it clearly distinguishes the recipient’s gallantry above and beyond the call of duty from lesser forms of bravery; it must involve the risk...

Watch the DevotionSemper Fidelis, De Oppresso Liber, Pro Deo et Patria, Semper ParatusOur MottoMottos matter. In the military, mottos—often in Latin—name a unit’s values and mission and give the reason for its existence: Semper Fidelis, De Oppresso Liber, Pro Deo et Patria, Semper Paratus. “This we’ll defend” or “So that others may live.”The Lutheran church has mottos too, and we usually mention...