Verse for the week: “Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.” Psalm 25.6
Prayer for the week: “Lord God, you know our
frailties and our failings. Remember your mercy and your steadfast love; lead
us in your truth and teach us the way of salvation; through your Son, Jesus
Christ, our Lord. Amen.”
Bible reading for the day: Psalm 25
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
2 O my God, in you I trust;
let me not be put to shame;
let not my enemies exult over me.
3 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to
shame;
they shall be ashamed who
are wantonly treacherous.
4 Make me to know your
ways, O Lord;
teach me your paths.
5 Lead me in your truth and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all the day long.
6 Remember your mercy,
O Lord, and your steadfast love,
for they have been from of old.
7 Remember not the sins of my youth or my
transgressions;
according to your steadfast love remember me,
for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!
8 Good and upright is
the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
9 He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
10 All the paths of the Lord are steadfast
love and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11 For your name's
sake, O Lord,
pardon my guilt, for it is great.
12 Who is the man who fears the Lord?
Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
13 His soul shall abide in well-being,
and his offspring shall inherit the land.
14 The friendship of the Lord is for
those who fear him,
and he makes known to them his covenant.
15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
prayer(based on the TRIP* method): Gracious
and almighty Father, thank you for how you remember me: not according to the
sins of my youth, not according to my great guilt… but according to your
steadfast love in Christ crucified and raised for me. Thank you! Each hour
Father, deliver me from my self; make me to know the way of Christ instead of
my way… lead me in the one who is the Truth in the flesh… for then I am plucked
out of the net and my offspring inherit the broad land of Calvary instead of
the swamp of the self. I ask this in the name of the one who is your grace and
truth, your mercy for sinners in the flesh: Jesus Christ, my Lord. Amen.
Hymn: follow this link to a beloved new hymn that
gives further voice to today’s conversation the Lord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LISbMRp0Y64
What gifts or benefits does Baptism bring?
It brings about forgiveness of sins, delivers from death
and the devil, and gives everlasting salvation to all who believe, as the Word
and promise of God declare.
What is this Word and promise of God?
It is the Word of our Lord Jesus Christ as recorded in
the last chapter of Mark, “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but
whoever does not believe will be condemned” Mark 16:16. (Martin Luther’s
explanation of the Second Petition of the Lord’s Prayer, from The Small
Catechism, ©Reclaim Resources, Sola Publishing, 2011)
Benediction: May
the God of peace himself grow you in his will entirely; and may your spirit and
soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ. The one who calls you is
faithful, and he will do this. Amen. I Thess 5.23
*The
T.R.I.P. approach to prayer is based on the way Martin Luther prayed and taught
others to pray. It was later developed
by Walter and Ingrid Trobisch and then adapted by Mount Carmel Ministries
(Alexandria, MN www.dailytext.com).
The method is founded on scripture and easy to remember:
T: thanksgiving
R:
regret (repentance)
I:
intercession (asking God to take a specific action)
P:
plan or purpose
Reading a
biblical text and then applying this method gives one a sound, simple way to
form one’s prayers...not to mention that it helps one learn how to faithfully
reflect on God’s Word and talk to God.
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