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Good Evening, Lord!
Words of Comfort
May the
LORD give strength to his people! May the LORD bless his people with peace!
(Ps. 29:11 ESV)
Prayer of Confession
Oh, how
great is Your compassion,
Faithful
Father, God of Grace,
That with
all our fallen race
In our
depth of degradation
You had
mercy so that we
Might be
saved eternally!
Lord, Your
mercy will not leave me;
Ever will
Your truth abide.
Then in You
I will confide.
Since Your
Word cannot deceive me,
My
salvation is to me
Safe and
sure eternally. Amen.[1]
Catechism Reflections
The First Article of the Apostles’ Creed
Creation
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Make of heaven and
earth.
What does this mean? I believe that God has made me and
all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my
members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them.
He also gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink,
house and home, wife and children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and
daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life.
He defends me against all danger and guards and protects
me from all evil.
All this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness
and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me. For all this it is my duty to
thank and praise, serve and obey Him.
This is most certainly true.
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
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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