Collect
of the Week (Proper 13-C)
O Lord,
grant us wisdom to recognize the treasures You have stored up for us in heaven,
that we may never despair but always rejoice and be thankful for the riches of
Your grace; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with
You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Psalm
100 (Assigned Psalm for Proper 13-C)
1 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the
earth!
2 Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his
presence with singing!
3 Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who
made us, and we are his;1 we are his people, and the sheep of his
pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his
courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
5 For the LORD is good; his steadfast love
endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
Devotional Thoughts
“The 100th psalm is a prophecy of Christ. It
calls on the entire world to be joyful, to praise, and to give thanks, that is,
to worship God and come to His throne and His courts, and to call on Him with
all confidence. For His grace is an eternal Kingdom, which truly remains
forever and ever” (Reading the Psalms
with Luther, p. 235).
“The text of the common Doxology. …Forever joined
together are the Church’s much-loved song of praise and the psalm that calls
for such praise. How unfortunate when we fail to make a joyful noise to the Lord.
Yet even then, we know that He is good. In fact, He gave His Good Shepherd,
Jesus, to make one day particularly good. We call it Good Friday (The Lutheran Study Bible, p. 943).
Prayer
We are the sheep of Your hand, O Lord. Fill us with
joyful praise as we seek to serve You. Amen (TLSB, p.
943).
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