Collect for today
Pentecost 8— O almighty and most
merciful God, of Your bountiful goodness keep us, we pray, from all things that
may hurt us that we, being ready in both body and soul, may cheerfully
accomplish whatever things You want done; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our
Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen
Prayer in time of affliction and distress:
Almighty and most merciful God, in this earthly life we endure sufferings and
death before we enter into eternal glory. Grant us grace at all times to
subject ourselves to Your holy will and to continue steadfast in the true faith
to the end of our lives that we may know the peace and joy of the blessed hope
of the resurrection of the dead and of the glory of the world to come; through
Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Prayer for Home and
Family: Visit, we implore You, O
Lord, the homes in which Your people dwell, and keep far from them all harm and
danger. Grant us to dwell together in peace under the protection of Your holy
angels, and may Your blessing be with us forever; through Jesus Christ, our
Lord. Amen.
Prayer the
Unemployed: Heavenly Father, we
remember before You, those who suffer want and anxiety from lack of work. Lead
us so to use the wealth and resources of this rich land that all persons may
find suitable and fulfilling employment and receive just payment for their
labor; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Pray for Peace: O God, whom come all holy desires, all good
counsels, and all just works, give to us, Your servants, that peace which the
world simply cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey Your commandments
and also that we, being def3ended from the fear of our enemies, may live in
peace and quietness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and
reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever.
Collect for this Sunday Proper 12 –Almighty and most merciful
God, the protector of all who trust in You, strengthen our faith and give us
courage to believe that in Your love You will rescue us from all adversities;
through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. . Amen
In the lessons for
this coming Sunday God’s promises are given and the Lord remembers those
promises while man might not. The Lord promises Noah and his family that He
will never again destroy the earth by a flood. In the Epistle lesson Paul
thanks the Lord for the richness of grace which the Lord has established in
Christ. In the Gospel Christ comes walking to His frightened disciples on the
sea. They do not recognize Him because of fear and hardness of heart. The
sermon hymn reminds us that it is the Lord Himself that orders our days. Faith
calls for us to recognize the Lord working in our life especially when we can
not see His hand at work. God will not abandon us to the world we create
for ourselves. God does not withdraw to a contamination-free zone and
leave us to get on with it, but enters into the darkness, seriousness and
consequences of human wrong-doing … in order to save us.
Monday, 23 July 2012—Psalm 145:1-3, 6-7, Antiphon, Psalm 145:5.On the glorious splendor of Your majesty, and
on your wondrous works, I will meditate. This is a hymn
summarizing the characteristics of God. It is in acrostic form, making it easy
to memorize: each verse in Hebrew begins with a successive letter of the
alphabet. Vv. 1-3
are the psalmist’s personal expression of praise. In v. 4,
he expands to speaking of descendants, of passing on knowledge and experience
of God. God is known for his “wondrous works” (v. 5).
In vv. 8-20,
he expands still further, to “all people” (v. 12).
Vv. 8-9
mention his love, vv. 10-13a
his kingship over all, vv. 14-20
of his care of all in need. Responsiveness to his call brings protection (v. 20a)
but those who oppose his ways will be destroyed. Finally, v. 21
combines the personal commitment to God with that of “all flesh”.
Tuesday, 24 July 2012—Psalm136:1-9; key verse v26— The
phrase “the God of heaven” (v.26) is a Persian title for God found frequently
in Ezra, Nehemiah and Daniel. The Psalm is a liturgy of praise to the Lord as
Creator and as Israel ’s
Redeemer. Its theme and many of its verses parallel much of Psalm 135. Most
likely a Levitical song leader led the recital which the choir or worshipers
responded with the refrain. The Psalm recounts God’s mighty acts as the
psalmist devotes six verse to God’s creation acts (Vv.1-3) six to His
deliverance of Israel out of Egypt (Vv.10-15) one to the desert journey (v. 16)
and six to the conquest (Vv.17-22) The four concluding verses return to the
same basic themes in reverse order; God’s action in history ion behalf of His
people (Vv.23-24), God’s action in the creation order (v.25) and a closing call
to praise (v.26).
Wednesday, 25 July 2012— Genesis
9:8-17— We need to recognize the reality and depth of human
resistance to God. That is seen in killing Jesus. What we call “sin” is not just the naughty things we
do that make the tabloid headlines. Sin can be deadly and
destructive. It has consequences. And it offends. There is a deep seriousness to human
wrong-doing – sin – that means that consequences cannot simply be
bypassed.
We can either turn away from them, or we can wrestle with
them. Here we see God’s refusal to be marginalized. The next time instead of
destroying the world through a flood He will turn His wrath on His own
Son.
Thursday, 26 July
2012—Ephesians 3:14-21 — This
section of the letter offers a bit of relief from the heavy theological
portions that have been read up to this point. It presents a moment of
tenderness, in which the author speaks directly to his readers about his care
for them. He speaks of his prayer for his readers, which he does on bended
knee. Paul, like other apostles, had
been entrusted with revelation by the Spirit. Specifically, it had been
revealed to him that Gentiles, who receive the gospel in faith, are fellow
heirs of the promises of God. They too are members of the body of Christ, and
therefore they have access to God. "For this reason," the author
prays that his readers may be strengthened in spiritual power, love, and
knowledge.
Friday, 27 July 2012—Mark
6:45-56 —In Mark 1:16-20 when Jesus called Simon, Andrew, James, and
John without any apparent previous knowledge of Jesus, they left everything
immediately and followed him. What had they recognized in Jesus? It is
remarkable that none of the gospels provide a physical description of Jesus. We
will never be able to pin him down by virtue of his appearance. Rather, we will
always have to recognize Jesus for who He is and what He does. It is more than
the miracles and healings Jesus performed or the things he taught. It may
actually take the gift of faith to recognize the one who died on the cross as
the Christ, the Son of God, the Savior of the world.
Saturday, 28 July
2012—Psalm 37:5 - Sunday’s
hymn of the day Entrust Your Days and
Burdens, (LSB 754). In the
midst of our busy and hurried lives it is easy to loose sight that it is the
Lord who orders our days and directs our path. Thus the hymn writer will remind
us, “For He who guides the tempests along
their thunderous ways will find for you a pathway and guide you all your days.”
Place you confidence in Him. He can be trusted at His word. We can rely on Him
as we recall what He has done.
Prayers from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 and Lutheran
Worship © 1980 Concordia Publishing House and from Lutheran Worship © 1980
Concordia Publishing House.
Schnorr von Carolsfeld woodcut used with permission from
WELS
The Text This Week can be found at
http://www.textweek.com/scripture.htm
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