Listen To Lent

These materials are offered to you as a way to listen to and pray through the season of Lent; a season of reflection, prayer and growth. The lessons are from the Daily Readings of the ELW and are intended to read us up to and away from the Sundays in Lent. The readings that begin on Wednesday lead us toward the Sunday readings and the Monday and Tuesday readings lead us away from Sunday.

Offered here is a simple way to make use of the readings each day, may you find it helpful to your Lenten discipline.


Begin

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

The First Lesson

The Psalm


The Second Lesson

The Gospel.

Reflect

Spend a few moments reflecting on a word or phrase or question that caught your attention. Write something about it if you are so moved.

The Prayers

Bring before God your thoughts, concerns and celebrations.

Close with the Lord’s Prayer

Benediction

The Lord Almighty order our days and our deeds in peace. Amen.

Enjoy the journey. Let us pray together.

March 30, 2010

Tuesday in Holy Week

Isaiah 49:1-7

Psalm 71:1-14

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

John 12:20-36

Meditative prayer for Tuesday in Holy Week.

As time allows observe a minimum period of one minute of silence before and after each repetition of “In you O God, I will hope continually, I still proclaim your wondrous deeds”

In you O God, I will hope continually,

I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

O God our Savior, in the midst of fathomless darkness your light still shines. In the desolate wasteland your salvation flows as cleansing water, even unto the ends of the earth. Remain as the eternal light in our darkness and the sole source of our soul’s salvation.

In you O God, I will hope continually,

I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

O God our Wisdom, as you called prophets of old, continue to call men and women as servants of your church. Help us, your faithful servants, to forsake our human foolishness and trust in your knowledge, to forgo earthly power and put on divine weakness, to forswear our demand for signs that confirm your greatness and proclaim the foolish wisdom of the Christ crucified. In your timeless wisdom, O God, remove stumbling blocks that keep us from discerning your calling in our lives.

In you O God, I will hope continually,

I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

O God our Stronghold, draw us nearer to your compassionate love and lift us up from the despair of our own sinfulness. May the example of Christ glorified in death, even death on a cross, inspire the death of our human wants and desires. On your strong foundation, build in us inconceivably courage so that we may gladly lose our lives in faithful service of your Son Jesus Christ.

In you O God, I will hope continually,

I still proclaim your wondrous deeds

Almighty God, Your name is glorified even in the anguish of your Son's death. Grant us the courage to receive your anointed servant who embodies a wisdom and love that is foolishness to the world. Empower us in witness so that all the world may recognize in the scandal of the cross the mystery of reconciliation. Amen

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