Tuesday of Lent 2 – March 19, 2019
–Psalm 22:22
I will tell
of your name to my brothers; in the
midst of the congregation I will praise you
In this psalm, David vows to praise the Lord
when the Lord’s sure deliverance comes. The vows proper appear in verses 22 and
25. Verses 23-24 anticipate the calls to praise that will accompany the
psalmist’s praise. Verses 26-31 describe the expanding company of those who
will take up the praise – a worldwide company of persons form every station in
life and continuing through the generations. No psalm or prophecy contains a
grander vision of this scope of the throng of worshipers who will join in the
praise of God’s saving acts.
David recognizing that God has, in fact, not
forsaken him. The psalmist even says that God “has not hidden his face from him” and that God has heard his cries
for help.
Jesus knows our struggles and He knows our
heart. This psalm reminds us that we can go to Him as we are and that when we
open ourselves up to Him he will once again sustain us along our journey. You
are not alone. The Savior walks with you. It’s easy to praise the Lord when
life is easy. In troubled times and in periods of crisis, deep sorrow and even
lament the Lord invites us to praise Him – throughout all of life’s transitions
and circumstances.
O God, You
willed to redeem us from all iniquity by Your Son: Deliver us when we are
tempted to regard sin without abhorrence, and let the virtue of his passion
come between us and our mortal enemy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives,
and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen[1]
On the
church calendar today - Joseph Guardian of Jesus -
Almighty God, from the house of
Your servant David You raised up Joseph to be the guardian of Your incarnate
Son and the husband of His mother, Mary. Grant us grace to follow the example
of this faithful workman in heeding Your counsel and obeying Your commands;[2]
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