It Is Well with My Soul: The Sacred Roots Annual 2022-2023

K ingdomtide : R emembering the S aints , E xalting the K ing

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R eformation D ay October 31, 2023

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According to God’s holy promise, the saints of Christ will dine at the marriage supper of the Lamb, a feast of love and communion with the risen Lord and Savior himself. The Feast of Christ the King, the last Sunday before Advent, anticipates the day when Christ will reign supreme, and the saints of God will never again leave the presence of their Lord.

TODAY’S THEME Continuing in Jesus’sWord, John 8.31-36 Coming soon.

D aily D evotional G uide P reparing O ur H earts Invocation: Our Prayer of Acclamation

Almighty and gracious Lord, pour out Your Holy Spirit on Your faithful people. Keep us steadfast in Your grace and truth, protect and deliver us in times of temptation, defend us against all enemies, and grant to Your Church Your saving peace; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

~ Lutheran Service Book, Collects of the Day-Feast Festival and Occasion. In Scott R. Murray. A Year with the Church Fathers: Meditations for Each Day of the Church Year . St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House, 2011. p. 342.