daily reading 15.1 (Romans 8:22–23)

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024

Our opening prayer for today:

     At the Lamb’s high feast we sing

    Praise to our victorious King,

    Who has washed us in the tide

    Flowing from his pierced side.

    Alleluia!

    Mighty victim from on high,

    Hell’s fierce powers beneath you lie;

    You have conquered in the fight,

    You have brought us life and light:

    Alleluia!

    Now no more can death appall,

    Now no more the grave entrall;

    You have opened paradise,

    And your saints in you shall rise.

    Alleluia!

    Easter triumph, Easter joy,

    This alone can sin destroy;

    From sin’s power, Lord, set us free,

    Newborn souls in you to be.

    Alleluia!

    Father, who the crown shall give,

    Savior, by whose death we live,

    Spirit, guide through all our days.

    Three in one, your name we praise.

    Alleluia!Amen.

  

Romans 8:22–23

• For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labor pains until now.
• ²³ Not only that, but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits—we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. 

Helpful notes on Romans 8:22–23

For yourself pray:

• That God gives you the fullness of his Spirit for all eternity

For others pray:

• That God brings back to their families children abducted into Russia during the war between Russia and Ukraine

A psalm to listen to and ponder, as time allows:

• Psalm 56 (YouTube, duet with piano, "Be gracious to me.")