SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2022 Scripture
Reading: Psalm 32
Additional Scriptures: Exodus
32:7–14; Luke 15:1–10
Not guilty! A flood of relief sweeps over you
and tears of joy well up in your eyes. Not guilty! It’s as if a heavy weight
has dropped from your shoulders! The bailiff unlocks your handcuffs and you hear
the judge declare, “You are free to go.” Freedom from condemnation! Life
suddenly takes on new meaning. You are free from confinement, free from the
constant pressure of the charges against you, free to begin a new life, because
you have been released from those charges. In Christ you are forgiven and set free
to serve Christ and your neighbor. In Christ
you are free.
O God, You
know us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of
the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright: Grant us such
strength and protection as may support us in all dangers, and carry us through
all temptations; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.[2]
God of our salvation,
Your beloved Son entered the Holy City to shouts of "Hosanna!" for
truly He came in the name of the Lord. Give us faith to grasp the mystery of
His suffering, death, and resurrection on our behalf as we journey with Him
this Lenten season to the cross and, beyond that, to the empty tomb; through
Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and forever.[3]
[1]
Sacrament of the Altar copyright © Ed Riojas Higher Things
[3] Collect
for Saturday of Lent 3, Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing
House, St. Louis
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