“Lord, Now Let Your Servant Go in Peace.”
Saturday’s Verse:
From Luke 2:29 ESV
“Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word.”
This week, we’ve reflected upon the importance of the Divine Service. The liturgy leads us to the reception of the Lord’s Supper with important Biblical responses to God’s grace. On this Saturday, we complete our review of the songs of our liturgy by pondering the Nunc Dimittis.
It is based upon Luke 2:29-32: “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen the salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”
Simeon held the infant Jesus and knew that God had kept his promise. “Lord, now you let your servant go in peace.”
That peace is ours, too—not because we have done enough, but because Christ has done everything necessary for our salvation. After receiving his body and blood, we sing Simeon’s words: we have received the Savior, and we can entrust our living and dying to him. In the Lord’s Supper, we see the salvation of our lives in Christ’s body and blood, a revelation to the world that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world.
Today’s Prayers
Lord Jesus, quiet our fears with your promise. Let us rest in your forgiveness and depart in your peace. Amen.
Apostles’ Creed:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Luther’s Morning Prayer:
I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands, I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.
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