1. Meditation on the Day’s Psalm
Rev. Jonathan Fisk gives a meditation on the Psalm of the Day, Psalm 4
Psalm 4
Answer Me When I Call
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
4 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have given me relief when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
2 O men,[a] how long shall my honor be turned into shame?
How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah
3 But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself;
the Lord hears when I call to him.
4 Be angry,[b] and do not sin;
ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah
5 Offer right sacrifices,
and put your trust in the Lord.
6 There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?
Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
7 You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and wine abound.
8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
Footnotes:
- Psalm 4:2 Or O men of rank
- Psalm 4:4 Or Be agitated
2. Meditation on Proverbs
Rev. Jonathan Fisk gives a meditation on Proverbs 5:21-23.
Proverbs 5:21-23
21 For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the Lord,
and he ponders[a] all his paths.
22 The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him,
and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
23 He dies for lack of discipline,
and because of his great folly he is led astray.
Footnotes:
- Proverbs 5:21 Or makes level
3. Reading from “Ministry, Word, and Sacraments – An Enchiridion”
Rev. Jonathan Fisk reads from “Ministry, Word, and Sacraments – An Enchiridion” by Martin Chemnitz and meditates on the passages. Find your copy at cph.org.
