Take Time

Reverend Raymond Harms has served as a parish pastor in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod for over 40 years. He received his Associate of Arts and Bachelor of Arts from the LCMS Seminary in Springfield, IL. He served in various congregations in Canada, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, as well as mission trips to the Philippines. In retirement Pastor Harms served as a Hospice Counselor. Rev. Harms has been married for over fifty years to his lovely wife Ione. They have four daughters with fifteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. For the last 18+ years, Reverend Harms has written weekly meditations for a local newspaper close to where he remains retired in Wisconsin. The content of this book are from these devotions. His experience in the field, as well as in life, is reflected in the many reflections of this book. May these devotions be useful to you in your daily faith walk with God.