2 Corinthians 12:9 -Matthew 8:23-27 -
Our Hymn is “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me.”
(LSB #715). This background of our hymn written in 1870 lies in the work of
Edward Hopper, during his ministry at the “Church of the Sea and the Land,” in
New York. He was noted for his work among the sailors, to whom he devoted the
last years of his ministry in the Presbyterian Church. In common with many
hymns, “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me” was first written as a poem. It was first
published in The Sailor’s Magazine in 1871 and later came to be used in
hymnals. The second stanza of the hymn suggests the miracle of Jesus calming
the waves, when He was with His disciples on the sea. The way of life is
compared to a voyage on the sea. There are great waves threatening to destroy,
rocks upon which our ship may break. But the power of Jesus in our hearts can
smooth the waters and carry us on to safety in the harbor of Heaven.
Collect for Saturday of the week of Pentecost 22: O God, who hast spoken unto us through the Scriptures of old, help us to speak o Thee, while we use these same Scriptures now. We could not know Thee, or address Thee, hadst Thou not revealed Thyself unto us; and the words which we now utter proceed from those which our fathers heard of old, and knew to be Thine own.. For these we give perpetual thanks; and we beseech Thee in Thy wisdom to make us wise regarding them, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen (Anonymous) [2]
[1] Image of
the cross, © Ed Riojas Higher Things
[2] Collect
for Saturday of the week of Pentecost 22, For All the Saints, A Prayer Book For
and By the Church, Vol. II © 1995 The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau,
Delhi, NY
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