Friday of Lent 2 – March 22, 2019 – Psalm 25:6
Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they
have been from of old.
In this psalm, David prays for God’s mercy
when he is under attack by his enemies. He asks the Lord to remember His mercy
and steadfast love, and not to look upon David’s sins. We do the same thing
when we pray the Lord’s prayer. We ask God to deliver us from evil, and in
praying ‘Forgive us our trespasses,’
we pray that ‘our Father in heaven would
not look upon our sins, nor on their account deny our prayer.’ (Small
Catechism)
"Remember,
O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your loving-kindnesses for they're from
eternity." - The appeal here is not on the basis of our righteousness/status/goodness
but on Christ's work, His compassion and mercy.
God is love and He never will change.
Let's us fall into the hands of God, for with Him, there's mercy.
Grant, O Lord, that as Your Son
Jesus Christ prayed for His enemies on the cross, so we may have grace to
forgive those who wrongfully or scornfully use us, that we ourselves may be
able to receive Your forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and
reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.[1]
Lord Jesus, Bread of
Life, in Your great compassion You fed the multitudes with a few loaves and a
few fish. Feed us the holy food of Your Word broken open that hearts may burn
and Your very body and blood that eyes may be opened to see You as the very
Bread of heaven; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit;
one God, now and forever.[2]
[2] Collect
for Friday of Lent 2, Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House,
St. Louis
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