The Congregation at Prayer for the week of March 22, 2020

Congregation at Prayer
Written By Christopher Gillespie

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A Guide for Daily Meditation and Prayer beginning Sunday, March 22 (Lent 4/Laetare)

Pray and confess aloud as much from the order of meditation and prayer as you are able or as your family size and ages dictate. Learn by heart the verse, catechism, and hymn of the week. 

Psalm of the Week: 74

Verse: Luke 10:2 The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

Catechism: Commandments 1-3 (primary texts); Table of Duties— What the Hearers Owe Their Pastors: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13; Hebrews 13:17

Daily Readings

  Bible Narrative 2nd Reading
Sun Lent 4: The Feeding of the 5,000—John 6:1-15  
Mon Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany—John 12:1-11 Deuteronomy 15:7-11
Tue Palm Sunday—John 12:12-26 Psalm 118:1-20
Wed Midweek Passion: Jesus Before Pontius Pilate—Matt. 27:11-31 Isaiah 50:4-9
Thu The Annunciation of Our Lord: Luke 1:26-38  
Fri Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet—John 13:1-20 Exodus 40:1-33
Sat A New Commandment Is Given—John 13:21-38 Psalm 41

Hymn: LSB 571 “God Loved the World So That He Gave” (stanzas 1 and 4)

Collect for Laetare: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, Your mercies are new every morning; and though we deserve only punishment, You receive us as Your children and provide for all our needs of body and soul. Grant that we may heartily acknowledge Your merciful goodness, give thanks for all Your benefits, and serve You in willing obedience; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Christopher Gillespie

The Rev. Christopher R. Gillespie was ordained into the Holy Ministry on July 25, A+D 2010. He and his wife, Anne, enjoy raising their family of ten children in the Lord in southwest Wisconsin. He earned a Masters of Divinity in 2009 from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Christopher also is a freelance recording and media producer. His speciality is recording of classical, choral, band and instrumental music and mastering of all genres of music. Services offered include location multi-track audio recording, live concert capture and production, mastering for CD and web, video production for web.

Also he operates a coffee roasting company, Coffee by Gillespie. Great coffee motivates and inspires. Many favorite memories are often shared over a cup. That’s why we take our coffee seriously. Select the best raw coffee. Roast it artfully. Brew it for best flavor. Coffee by Gillespie, the pride and passion of Christopher Gillespie, was founded to share his own experience in delicious coffee with you.

His many hobbies include listening to music, grilling, electronics, photography, computing, studying theology, and Christian apologetics.

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