O Day of Rest and Gladness
O day of joy and light
For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,
for my hope is from him.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
On God rests my salvation and my glory;
my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
Psalm 62:5-8
Blessed Saturday! May the peace of Our Lord Jesus be with you and yours.
The hymn of the day for The Second Sunday after Pentecost follows. Check out Hebrews 4:1; Matthew 28:1; Psalm 118:24; and Isaiah 6:3 as well.
O day of rest and gladness, O day of joy and light, O balm of care and sadness, Most beautiful, most bright; This day the high and lowly, Through ages joined to bless, Sing, “Holy, holy, holy,” The triune God confess.
This day at earth’s creation The light first had its birth; This day for our salvation Christ rose from depths of earth; This day our Lord victorious The Spirit sent from heav’n, And thus this day most glorious A three-fold light was giv’n.
This day, God’s people meeting, His Holy Scripture hear; His living presence greeting, Through bread and wine made near. We journey on, believing, Renewed with heav’nly might, From grace more grace receiving, On this blest day of light.
That light our hope sustaining, We walk the pilgrim way, At length our rest attaining, Our endless Sabbath day. We sing to Thee our praises, O Father, Spirit, Son; The Church her voice upraises To Thee, blest Three in One.
LSB 906
Almighty God, grant us a steadfast faith in Jesus Christ, a cheerful hope in Your mercy, and a sincere love for You and one another; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Hebrews 12:1-2
Join us this year as we continue our study of and meditation on the Epistle to the Hebrews.
The Lutheran Study Bible (CPH) teaches:
The old covenant, because it could not permanently address the problem of sin, would “vanish away.” As Priest, Christ came to establish an everlasting covenant and atonement for our sins.
O merciful God, forgive us our sins for the sake of Jesus’ sacrifice. Amen.
Hebrews 8:1-7, Jesus, High Priest of a Better Covenant (part one)
8 Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2 a minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man. 3 For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus it is necessary for this priest also to have something to offer. 4 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer gifts according to the law. 5 They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, “See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.” 6 But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.
Here are a few notes from TLSB:
8:1 seated at the right hand. Christ ascended to reign and exercises full divine power according to His human nature.
8:2 the true tent. Heaven, which Christ entered after He rose from the dead.
8:3 Just as the OT high priests offered animal sacrifices to God, Christ fulfilled His priestly ministry by offering His body on the cross. He then distributes the benefits of His sacrifice and intercedes for us (Lv 9:6-7, 22).
8:4 He would not be a priest. Because He was not from the priestly tribe of Levi.
8:5 a copy and shadow. OT tabernacle foreshadowed Christ’s person and work (Col 2:17).
8:6 better promises. Forgiveness of sins and eternal life for all who repent and believe in Christ.
The Book of Hebrews, Part 15 (Hebrews 8:1-7) — Pr. Will Weedon, 3/31/20
Introducing the Books of the Bible: Hebrews — Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller, 5/18/20
This Week in the Church Year
First Sunday after Trinity (1-Year) — 2 Jun
Second Sunday after Pentecost (3-Year) — 2 Jun
Boniface of Mainz, Missionary to the Germans — 5 Jun
+ Boniface of Mainz, Missionary to the Germans +
5 June
Boniface was born in the late seventh century in England. Though he was educated, became a monk, and was ordained as a presbyter in England, he was inspired by the example of others to become a missionary. Upon receiving a papal commission in 719 to work in Germany, Boniface devoted himself to planting, organizing, and reforming churches and monasteries in Hesse, Thuringia, and Bavaria. After becoming an archbishop, Boniface was assigned to the See of Mainz in 743. Ten years later he resigned his position to engage in mission work in the Netherlands. On June 5, 754, while awaiting a group of converts for confirmation, Boniface and his companions were murdered by a band of pagans. Boniface is known as the apostle and missionary to the Germans. - Treasury of Daily Prayer
Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy) is a short prayer found in the historic liturgy of the Church. It comes into English from Latin, itself a transliteration from the Greek…Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
Pronunciation: KEER-ee-ay il-AY-iss-on
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