Lenten Vespers
March 8, 2023
We're thankful you've come here to watch our service and to worship the one true God!
You may not know until now...
Vespers comes from the Latin word vespere which can be translated as "evening star" or "evening". In the Church's historical liturgy, Vespers was a daily fixed time of evening prayer & worship, as the sunset approached. At Pilgrim we've been using the Vespers liturgy only during Advent and Lent, but historically, Vespers is used year-round, giving thanks for the day just past, and making an evening sacrifice of praise to God. If you have a hymnal at home, it's a very nice option for personal or family evening devotions.
This Lenten season, we will use the metaphor of eyesight to examine how the various people in Mark’s Gospel viewed Jesus during His Passion. In most cases, they misunderstood who He was and what He was doing. But then again, sometimes by faith people did recognize Him correctly.
Tomorrow, we'll consider Sleepy Eyes, as we see in Gethsemane that Jesus’ inner circle—Peter, James, and John—cannot keep their eyes open to watch and pray with Him for even an hour. How awake have we been, or do we easily fall prey to temptation? Why does Jesus agree that His Father’s will be done?
If you live in the Burton area, please consider joining us for worship services every Sunday morning at 10:30 am, and on Wednesdays in Lent at 4 & 7pm!
To watch the video of today's service, please click HERE.
Peace in Christ, who handed Himself over to death to save us,
Pastor Mark
Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS Burton, Michigan
We are Pilgrims with a Purpose:
sharing God’s love & mercy with each other and the world.
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Soli Deo Gloria
“The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save" Zephaniah 3:17
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