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Good Evening, Lord!
Words of Comfort
Let my
prayer rise before You as incense, and the lifting up of my hands as the
evening sacrifice. – Psalm 141:2
Prayer of Confession
Joyous
light of glory: of the immortal Father; heavenly, holy, blessed Jesus Christ.
We have come to the setting of the sun, and we look to the evening light. We
sing to God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; You are worthy of being praised
with pure voices forever. O Son of God, O Giver of life: the universe proclaims
Your glory. I pray that my heart would rest in You and Your salvation. Amen.[1]
Catechism Reflections
The Sixth Petition
And lead us
not into temptation.
What does this mean?
God tempts
no one. We pray in this petition that God would 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.
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
“Thy
kingdom come”
O God,
everlasting Father, Your kingdom comes even without our prayer, but, please,
let it come to us, too! Please give us Your Holy Spirit, so that by His grace
we may believe Your Word, and live godly lives here in time and there in
eternity. Amen.
Verse of Benediction
May the
blessing of the eternal God be upon us, and upon our work and worship; His
light to guide us, His presence to strengthen us, His love to unite us; Now and
always. Amen.[2]
[1] Lutheran
Service Book, Concordia Publishing House, p. 297
[2]
Doberstein, John W., The Minister’s
Prayer Book, Fortress Press, Philadelphia, 1959, p. 18
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