Friday Evening

Season:

Ordinary Time

Friday, October 2

Evening

Read/Sing:

Psalm 25; 40

Read:

Hosea 4:11-19

Acts 21:37-22:16

Luke 6:12-26

Pray:

Merciful God, we praise you that you give strength for every weakness, forgiveness for our failures, and new beginnings in Jesus Christ.  Especially we thank you for

    the guidance of your spirit through this day...

    signs of new life and hope...

    people who have helped us...

    those who struggle for justice...

    expressions of love unexpected or undeserved...

Almighty God, you know all needs before we speak our prayers, yet you welcome our concerns for others in Jesus Christ.  Especially we pray for

    those who keep watch over the sick and dying...

    those who weep with the grieving...

    those who are without faith and cannot accept your love...

    the aged who are lonely, distressed, and weak...

    Reformed, Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches...

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven

Give us this day our daily bread

And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors

Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil

For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.  Amen.

Epistle (letter)

Chris, it was good that you went through the Ten Commandments again this morning, buddy.  Because those are still your biggest problem.  Not other people.  Not the world.  For instance, that tenth one.  Oooooo-eeeee.  You want everything now.  Now if someone just came up to you and shook you and yelled, "Wait!  You have to wait!" you wouldn't want to hear it.  As it was, you traded that covetous urgency for the Lord Jesus Christ, who is here now, is Lord now, and is all you even desire now.  It is so good you did that.  Because I can see how happy you are about it.