The Congregation at Prayer: Trinity 12

The Congregation at Prayer

A guide for daily meditation and prayer

Trinity 12

Invocation

In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Apostle’s Creed Catechism on pg. 15, and inside back cover of LSB

Psalm Psalm 146

Daily Readings (Also found in LSB on pg. 299)

Day

Old Testament

New Testament

Sunday

2 Samuel 11:1-27

1 Cor. 11:17-34

Monday

2 Samuel 12:1-25

1 Cor. 12:1-13

Tuesday

1 Kings 1:1-4, 15-35

1 Cor. 12:14-31

Wednesday

1 Kings 2:1-27

1 Cor. 13:1-13

Thursday

1 Kings 3:1-15

2 Cor. 1:1-22

Friday

1 Kings 5:1-18

2 Cor. 1:23-2:17

Saturday

1 Kings 7:51-8:21

2 Cor. 3:1-18

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Hymn LSB 820 My Soud Now Praise Your Maker

Prayers

In Our Prayers This Week

The family of Dawn Raabe, Dorothy Berger, Karen Derocher, , David Serkowski (friend of the Sorensens), Jaxson Feldman (Sorensen’s newborn grandson in NICU) Christine Behan (deployed to Guam), Howard Thiel, Paula Sorensen, Matt Kruse, Sue Barton, Hugh Hunkeler (Bev Bartel’s son-in-law, has detached retina), Cheryl Gimball (friend of Martha Plapp), Christine Stevens (Clara Higgins’ Sister in Law diagnosed with cancer), Steve Huber (Clara Higgins Brother-in-Law hospitalized with flesh-eating bacteria)

Collect of the Week

Almighty and merciful God, by Your gift alone Your faithful people render true and laudable service. Help us steadfastly to live in this life according to Your promises and finally attain Your heavenly glory; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Lord’s Prayer

Morning Prayer

I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.

Evening Prayer

I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that you have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that you would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have

no power over me. Amen.

Mealtime Prayer

The eyes of all look to You, O Lord, and You give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

Lord God, heavenly Father, bless us and these Your gifts which we receive from Your bountiful goodness, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Next Weekend’s Readings

Trinity 13

2 Chronicles 28:8-15

Psalm 32

Galatians 3:15-22

Luke 10:23-37

The Law cannot help us or give us life. Rather, it confines everyone under sin as wounded and naked before God (Gal. 3:15–22). So it is that two figures of the Law, the priest and the Levite, passed by the injured man on the side of the road (Luke 10:23–37). Only the promised Seed of Abraham can rescue us and make us righteous before God. Only the Samaritan, our Lord Jesus, had compassion, as did the Samaritans of old (2 Chronicles 28:8–15). He came down to us in our lost and dying condition, pouring on the oil and wine of the Sacraments. He placed us on His own animal, bearing our sin and brokenness in His body on the cross to restore us. Jesus brought us to the inn, that is, the Church, and gave the innkeeper two denarii, that His double forgiveness might continue to be ministered to us. In this way the Lord, by whose Law we are torn and stricken, heals us and revives us by His Gospel and raises us up with Himself.