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“Our Father in Heaven”
“What does this mean?
With these words God wants to attract us, so that we come to believe he is truly our Father and we are truly his children, in order that we may ask him boldly and with complete confidence, just as loving children ask their loving father.”
Luther’s Small Catechism
Martin Luther described a life of prayer that was vibrant and lively.He advised people to begin and end their days with prayer commending their bodies, minds, and souls to God and then going about their activities full of joy and knowing the peace of God.Luther recommended using the Lord’s Prayer morning and evening and he also encouraged a recitation of the Apostles’ Creed as a good reminder of what we believe and whose we are. We are including the morning and evening devotions from Martin Luther’s Small Catechism in this edition of “Trinity Alive” as an aid to your personal devotional time.You will also find a list of daily scripture readings that you may choose to include as part of your day.It may be convenient for you to remove these from the newsletter and keep them with your Bible.
The importance of prayer to our lives just can’t be overemphasized, and it uncertain times like these, it is essential for us to turn to our source of strength regularly.Our prayer chain is intentional about intercessory prayer – praying on behalf of others those facing challenging circumstances. Trinity Lutheran continues to provide opportunities for us to practice styles of prayer with which we may not be familiar, like the Prayer Labyrinth the Youth Group made available to us recently, as well as the traditional styles.
The Women of the ELCA will be helping to lead a Thankoffering Service on November 15th and 16th, reminding us of the importance of including thanksgiving for our blessings in our prayers.The congregation has resources available to anyone who would like to build a deeper and more meaningful prayer life. Resolve to join us as a part of the ongoing conversation about prayer and in prayer.
Yours in Christ,
Vicar Cinda
The Evangelical Lutheran Worship hymnals contain the Small Catechism of Martin Luther beginning on page 1160.
The ELCA online prayer resources can be located at:http://www.elca.org/What-We-Believe/Prayer-Center.aspx
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