This
same faith causes us to desire to live our lives in Christ-like obedience to
our Father in heaven. Like those in the early Church in the reading from Acts,
we care for one another in the Church, whether it be those in our own
congregation, or victims of natural disasters, or the less fortunate, such as
those served by Bethesda Home, and Lutheran School for the Deaf.
The second Sunday of Easter is sometimes called Quasimodogeniti, Latin for the first
words of the Introit, ‘Like newborn
infants.’ Just as a newborn eagerly suckles at its mother’s breast, so we,
who have been given new life in Christ by His death and resurrection, also do
eagerly desire the pure spiritual milk provided by our Lord for our nourishment
and good growth. This He gives us through the preaching of His Word and the
most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar.
Collect for Psalm 105: God our Father, through the death and resurrection of your Son you have
fulfilled the promise to Abraham, Joseph and Moses to redeem the world from
slavery and to lead us into the promised-land. Grant us living water from the
rock and bread from heaven, that we may serve our desert pilgrimage and praise
you forever, through Jesus Christ our Lord.[1]
Monday, 05 April 2021
The Image "The Incredulity of Saint Thomas" by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, c. 1601–1602 copyright © Wikipedia
[1] Collect for Psalm 105, For All the Saints, A Prayer book written for and by the Church, © 1995 The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, Delhi, NY
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