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Good Evening, Lord!
Words of Comfort
[O God, you
are] like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams
of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land. (Isa.
32:2 ESV)
Prayer of Confession
In Your
name, O crucified Lord Jesus Christ, I end this day. You suffered the
all-painful death on the trunk of the holy cross as the true, patient,
sacrificial Lamb for me. You have bought my freedom from all sins, death, the
devil, and hell through Your rose-colored blood. Rule my heart by Your Holy Spirit,
refreshing it with the heavenly dew of Your grace. Preserve me with Your divine
love and hide me – body and soul – in Your holy wounds. Wash me clean of all my
sins, maintain me in every good work, and lead me out of the vale of tears that
is this world into eternal joy and glory, O faithful Savior, Jesus Christ, my
only solace, hope, and life. Amen.[1]
Catechism Reflections
The Fourth Commandment: Honor
your father and your mother.
What does this mean? We should fear and love God
so that we do not despise or anger our parents and other authorities, but honor
them, serve and obey them, love and cherish them.
Questions for Meditation
What does
this reading teach you?
What does
this reading lead you to be thankful for?
What
behavior, thought, or attitude does this reading challenge? What sin does it
lead you to confess?
How might
you pray for God to have a richer impact on your life through this reading?
Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer
“And lead
us not into temptation.”
Father in
heaven, You tempt no one. Please guard and keep us so that the devil, the
world, and our sinful nature may not deceive us or mislead us into false
belief, despair, and other great shame and vice. Although we are attacked by
these things, we pray that we may finally overcome them and win the victory
through Jesus, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Verse of Benediction
The grace
of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit be with you all. (2 Cor. 13:14 ESV)
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