Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Opening Prayer:
O Lord, God of my salvation, every day I call upon you, In the morning my prayer comes before you. Incline your ear to my cry! For my soul is full of troubles, and my strength fails. Renew me each morning with your steadfast love, that I may rejoice and be glad all my days.
Confession of Sin & Prayer for Grace
Lord Jesus, if I say I have no sin, I deceive myself and the truth is not in me; so I humbly confess my sins today. The idols of my heart are many. I have bowed down to false gods, and looked to them to provide what only you can provide. Forgive me. Free me. Deepen my sorrow for the wrong I have done and the good I have left undone. My comfort is found in knowing that you are full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in grace. I trust boldly in Christ my redeemer. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Lamentations 3:49-66
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. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
New Testament Reading: Romans 8:6-17
Prayer of Adoration:
HOLY SPIRIT: I adore you. Thank you for dwelling in me, and for confirming in me my adoption as a child of God. Thank you for the way you give life to my mortal body through your indwelling presence and transforming power.
Psalm Reading: Psalm 64
Prayer of Consecration
O Lord: This psalm expresses the fears of David as he is hounded by his enemies. But it also points forward to the suffering of Jesus in the days before his death. Help me set aside my haste and my distractions to be present to the suffering of my savior. He was surrounded by the hidden plots of the wicked and the throng of evildoers. They held fast their secret purpose to attack him without warning. They aimed their arrows at him, and he endured it all for the sake of reconciling us to himself. If I experience injustice or suffering today, help me remember that Jesus himself suffers with me and for me. Make me more mindful of Jesus today; let me ponder what he has done, and deepen my gratitude for his obedience. Amen.
BENEDICTION
And now may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us now and always, until the day of Christ's return.
