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Good Evening, Lord!
Words of Comfort
You keep
him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
(Isa. 26:3 ESV)
Prayer of Confession
Most
merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have
sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what
we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not
loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal
punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive
us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your
ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.[1]
Catechism Reflections
The Second Petition of the Lord’s Prayer
Thy kingdom
come.
What does this mean?
The kingdom
of God certainly comes by itself without our prayer, but we pray in this
petition that it may come to us also.
How does God’s kingdom come?
God’s
kingdom comes when our heavenly Father gives us His Holy Spirit, so that by His
grace we believe His holy Word and lead godly lives here in time and there in
eternity.
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?
Prayer
Pray about the creation. This certainly includes
things like pollution and proper care for creation, but it also includes
growing seasons, the bounty of the earth, food for the hungry, and every aspect
of bodily life.
Petitions 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)
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