Thursday Psalms: Stand in Awe!

Blessed Thursday to each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, your Savior!

Every week, our worship liturgy follows its yearly journey through the human life of Jesus Christ, simultaneously fully Divine and fully human.  We've reached the final destination of this year's journey, with our focus on the Last Day when Jesus Christ returns to earth to pronounce judgement and salvation over His creation.  With this in mind, the Introit assigned for this coming Last Sunday is given below.

Psalm 134;  antiphon: Psalm 33:8

^33:8   Let all the earth fear the Lord;
          let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him!

^134:1 Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
          who stand by night in the house of the Lord!

          ² Lift up your hands to the holy place
          and bless the Lord!

          ³ May the Lord bless you from Zion,
          He who made heaven and earth!

^33:8  Let all the earth fear the Lord;
          let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him!

These are songs of praise and honor for the Lord, who made heaven and earth.  Especially today with these words, we stand in awe of God, we fear & honor Him above all things!  The first verse of psalm 134 gives a loving shout-out to all the saints over the ages who have stood in and for God's Church "by night", during times of danger and risk.

With all the chaos, distraction and outright evil going on in the world around us, today is a good time to step back, consider & pray about the "big picture".  It's a picture in which God remains and returns triumphant over all other things, people, nations, etc...  

Bless the Lord, and may the Lord bless you!  Stand in awe of the Lord!

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS    Burton, Michigan

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