Good Evening, Lord!
Words of Comfort
You are He who took me from the
womb; You made me trust You at my mother’s breasts. On You was I cast from my
birth, and from my mother’s womb you have been my God. – Psalm 22:9-10
Prayer of Confession
Watch,
O Lord, with those with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give
your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend your sick ones, O Lord Jesus
Christ, rest your weary ones, bless your dying ones, soothe your suffering
ones, pity your afflicted ones, shield your joyous ones; and all for your
love’s sake. Amen.[1]
Catechism Reflections
The
Sacrament of the Altar
How
can bodily eating and drinking do such great things?
Certainly not just eating and
drinking do these things, but the words written here: “Given and shed for you
for the forgiveness of sins.” These words, along with the bodily eating and
drinking, are the main thing in the Sacrament. Whoever believes these words has
exactly what they say: “forgiveness of sins.”
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
The Fourth Petition of the
Lord’s Prayer - “Give us this day our daily bread.”
Heavenly Father, You give daily
bread to everyone without our prayers, even to all evil people, but we pray in
this petition that God would lead us to realize this and to receive our daily
bread with thanksgiving. Make us mindful of all that You give us that has to do
with the support and needs of the body, such as food, drink, clothing, shoes,
house, home, land, animals, money, goods, a devout husband or wife, devout
children, devout workers, devout and faithful rulers, good government, good
weather, peace, health, self-control, good reputation, good friends, faithful
neighbors, and help us to always give thanks to You; in Jesus’ name we pray.
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)
[1] St. Augustine, as read by
Dr. Dan van Voorhis on The Christian
History Almanac podcast, April 27, 2020, 1:22
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