Good Evening, Lord!
Words of Comfort
For You, O Lord, are my hope, my
trust, O Lord, from my youth. Upon You I have leaned from before my birth; You
are He who took me from my mother’s womb. – Psalm 71:5-6
Prayer of Confession
Father in heaven, as I approach
the end of this day, I pray that you would calm my heart and mind and meet me
in this brief time that I pause for prayer. Let my thoughts this night explore
the day to see your blessings and your grace. When sins of the day come to mind,
set me at peace in your forgiveness. Make me aware of your blessings and
mercies of the day to move my heart to gratitude. Please use this time hearing
your Word to strengthen my faith and to give me deeper insight into the
mysteries of Christ – the righteous one who died for sinners, the immortal one
who became mortal for my sake, the Lord of life and death who died for me –
that I might rest in him with peace to await the new day with confidence that
your blessings are new every morning. Amen.
Catechism Reflections
The
Sacrament of the Altar
Who
receives this sacrament worthily?
Fasting and bodily preparation
are certainly fine outward training. But that person is truly worthy and well
prepared who has faith in these words: “Given and shed for you for the
forgiveness of sins.”
But anyone who does not believe
these words or doubts them is unworthy and unprepared, for the words, “for you”
require all hearts to believe.
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 Fifth Petition of the Lord’s
Prayer - “And forgive us our trespasses and we forgive those who trespass
against us.”
Heavenly Father, do not look at
our sins, or deny our prayer because of them. We are neither worthy of the
things for which we pray, nor have we deserved them, but we ask that You would
give them all to us by grace, for we daily sin much and surely deserve nothing
but punishment. But you have given Your Son, our Savior, Jesus to bear our sins
in His body on the cross and given us forgiveness for His sake. For Jesus’ sake
help us to sincerely forgive and gladly do good to those who sin against us.
Amen.
Verse of Benediction
To the King of the ages,
immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
(1 Tim. 1:17 ESV)
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