One of the appointed Psalms for this Wednesday in the fifth week of Lent is Psalm 130, and it is appropriate as we approach Holy Week:
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you,
so that you may be revered.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;
my soul waits for the Lord
more than those who watch for the morning,
more than those who watch for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is great power to redeem.
It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
You can feel the profound emotion in this Psalm as the Psalmist is overwhelmed with a sense of his own emptiness, of his own sinfulness. But he knows that God is ever faithful, pulling him up from the depths of his own despair into the light of redemption where the Psalmist is bathed in God’s forgiveness and love for him. Little did the Psalmist know the depths of God’s love for him. Little did the Psalmist know that God himself would become one of is in every way, even death. Little did the Psalmist know that God the Son would offer his very life for him to redeem him from all of his iniquities.
Let us pray: Lord God, whose blessed Son our Savior gave his body to be whipped and his face to be spit upon: Give us grace to accept joyfully the sufferings of the present time, confident of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
NETS FOR LIFE: We have about 8 nets thus far and our goal is 50. Spread the word and do what you can.
CALENDAR REMINDERS
Tonight, Wednesday, 13 April at 6:00 p.m. we will meet at Grace for the Lenten program where we will experience the Covenant Players.
S.A.S.S. (St. Augustine Spiritual Support group) for those whose lives have been impacted by HIV/AIDS meets every Thursday starting at 6:00 p.m. with a pot luck dinner. Let others know of this ministry as well.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE:
Palm Sunday: Procession with Palms & Eucharist Rite II- 9 a.m.
Maundy Thursday: Foot Washing, Eucharist & Striping of Altar- 7 p.m.
Good Friday: Stations & Good Friday Liturgy -3 p.m.
PLEASE REMEMBER EVERYONE ON OUR PRAYER LIST, especially Liz Mack and Caroline and Randy Furlong as Randy recovers from surgery.
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you,
so that you may be revered.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;
my soul waits for the Lord
more than those who watch for the morning,
more than those who watch for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is great power to redeem.
It is he who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
You can feel the profound emotion in this Psalm as the Psalmist is overwhelmed with a sense of his own emptiness, of his own sinfulness. But he knows that God is ever faithful, pulling him up from the depths of his own despair into the light of redemption where the Psalmist is bathed in God’s forgiveness and love for him. Little did the Psalmist know the depths of God’s love for him. Little did the Psalmist know that God himself would become one of is in every way, even death. Little did the Psalmist know that God the Son would offer his very life for him to redeem him from all of his iniquities.
Let us pray: Lord God, whose blessed Son our Savior gave his body to be whipped and his face to be spit upon: Give us grace to accept joyfully the sufferings of the present time, confident of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
NETS FOR LIFE: We have about 8 nets thus far and our goal is 50. Spread the word and do what you can.
CALENDAR REMINDERS
Tonight, Wednesday, 13 April at 6:00 p.m. we will meet at Grace for the Lenten program where we will experience the Covenant Players.
S.A.S.S. (St. Augustine Spiritual Support group) for those whose lives have been impacted by HIV/AIDS meets every Thursday starting at 6:00 p.m. with a pot luck dinner. Let others know of this ministry as well.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE:
Palm Sunday: Procession with Palms & Eucharist Rite II- 9 a.m.
Maundy Thursday: Foot Washing, Eucharist & Striping of Altar- 7 p.m.
Good Friday: Stations & Good Friday Liturgy -3 p.m.
PLEASE REMEMBER EVERYONE ON OUR PRAYER LIST, especially Liz Mack and Caroline and Randy Furlong as Randy recovers from surgery.
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
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