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Basilea Schlink
Basilea Schlink (1904 - 2001). German religious leader, writer, and co-founder of the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary, born Klara Schlink in Darmstadt to a professor of mechanics. Raised Lutheran, she studied at Fröbelseminar in Kassel (1923) and Berlin’s Inner Mission girls’ school (1924), later earning a doctorate in psychology from Hamburg University in 1934 with a thesis on adolescent faith struggles. From 1933 to 1935, she led the Women’s Division of the German Student Christian Movement, resisting Nazi exclusion of Jewish Christians. In 1947, with Erika Madauss, she founded the Sisterhood in Darmstadt, taking the name Mother Basilea, growing it to 209 sisters across 11 global branches by 2001. Schlink authored over 60 books, including My All for Him, translated into 60 languages, and published tracts in 90. Her radio programs aired in 23 languages, emphasizing repentance and reconciliation, especially between Germans and Jews. Unmarried, she dedicated her life to prayer and ministry, shaping interdenominational Christian communities.
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In this sermon, Basil E. Schlink emphasizes the importance of knowing God as our Father. He highlights that God's love and help are greater than any human love or assistance. Schlink encourages listeners to trust in God's limitless love and to seek comfort in Him during difficult times. He also reminds them that God notices even the smallest acts of love and sacrifice, and will reward them openly in the future. Overall, the sermon emphasizes the power and goodness of God as a true Father.
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God lives and works today. Yes, and He shows His love and power to us as a true Father. Today's meditation by Bess Eliashlin takes a look at what it means to be able to know God as our Father, a Father who is greater than all. Jesus says in John 10, verse 29, My Father is greater than all. What a promise! His love is greater than all human love, and He is more willing to help than any other. The help which He offers us is greater than our difficulty. His forgiveness is greater than our burden of sin. Yes, He is greater than the anguish of all suffering which may descend upon us. Because He loves us as a Father, He takes care that times of refreshment always follow difficult times. Therefore, in times of suffering, let us look forward to the times of happiness which will most definitely follow. Then we will overcome the oppressing power of sadness. Father of comfort, Father of comfort, Your comfort is gentle and soothing and mild. You heal all the pain of each suffering child. O praise you, my Father, praise you, my Lord. Father of comfort, Father of comfort, Father of comfort. Yes, God is a true Father. A good, earthly Father pays attention to every small thing which His child does. How much more does the Father in Heaven do just that? The smallest things that we do in secret, a small sacrifice, an act of love, God notices it and keeps it in His heart. And one day it will happen as it is written in Matthew 6, verse 4, He will reward you openly on the day of the Last Judgment, when He, as the Great Rewarder, will give to each as he deserves. Should not God's love, which rewards the smallest deed and has put every tear in His bottle, overwhelm us? Consider this love in the darkest hours. Then your trust will know no bounds, just as His love knows no bounds or limits. In every difficulty say, Father, You're greater than all, and you will experience this truth. I come with my praises for love which so amazes the hearts of His children, once full of their sin. A heart full of kindness, a heart of love and goodness, the heart of the Godhead, our Father is He. You have been listening to a program written by Basile Schlenk of the Little Land of Canaan. To learn more about how God lives and works today, visit us at our website, www.canaan.org. That's K-A-N-A-A-N dot org. If you contact us, we would be happy to send you a free inspirational booklet. If you do not have access to the web, please contact this radio station for our postal address. God bless you.
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Basilea Schlink (1904 - 2001). German religious leader, writer, and co-founder of the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary, born Klara Schlink in Darmstadt to a professor of mechanics. Raised Lutheran, she studied at Fröbelseminar in Kassel (1923) and Berlin’s Inner Mission girls’ school (1924), later earning a doctorate in psychology from Hamburg University in 1934 with a thesis on adolescent faith struggles. From 1933 to 1935, she led the Women’s Division of the German Student Christian Movement, resisting Nazi exclusion of Jewish Christians. In 1947, with Erika Madauss, she founded the Sisterhood in Darmstadt, taking the name Mother Basilea, growing it to 209 sisters across 11 global branches by 2001. Schlink authored over 60 books, including My All for Him, translated into 60 languages, and published tracts in 90. Her radio programs aired in 23 languages, emphasizing repentance and reconciliation, especially between Germans and Jews. Unmarried, she dedicated her life to prayer and ministry, shaping interdenominational Christian communities.