Recount the deeds of the Lord

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Holy Saturday Night: The Easter Vigil

First Reading: Psalm: Second Reading: Psalm: Third Reading: Psalm: Fourth Reading: Psalm: Fifth Reading: Psalm: Sixth Reading: Psalm: Seventh Reading: Psalm: Epistle: Psalm: Gospel: Genesis 1:1 - 2:2 or Genesis 1:1, 26-31 Psalm 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12-14, 24, 35 or 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22 Genesis 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18 Psalm 16:5, 8-11 Exodus 14:15 - 15:1 Exodus 15:1-6, 17-18 Isaiah 54:5-14 Psalm 30:2, 4-6, 11-13 Isaiah 55:1-11 Isaiah 12:2-6 Baruch 3:9-15, 32 - 4:4 Psalm 19:8-11 Ezekiel 36:16-28 Psalm 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 (When baptism is celebrated) Isaiah 12:2-6 or Psalm 51:12-15, 18-19 (When baptism is not celebrated) Romans 6:3-11 Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Matthew 28:1-10

Psalm 118:17 I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD.

A vigil is a time of waiting, watching and praying while everybody else is sleeping. This is a type of what our lives are. We are to wait, watch, and pray for the coming of the Lord and our entrance into new life with Him. Our life in Christ is in a sense a vigil. We must remember that we shall not die if we are in Christ, and we must always recount the deeds of the Lord. This is something that is lacking in the church today. We are very interested in what God is doing in our lives, but we don't take special interest in what he has done, but we are to recount these things.

Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to always recount the things you have done. Help me to keep the faith and to continue to wait, watch and pray in everything I do.

Amen