Martin Luther's Evening Prayer
"An Unchanging Faith for Changing Lives" describes the message of God for us in the turmoil of the 21st Century. This faith is taught at St. John's Lutheran Church of Taylor, Michigan, and other congregations of the Lutheran church-Missouri Synod. Rev. Dr. Richard Zeile, Pastor at St. John's, applies the Word of God to our everyday experiences. God's LAW always accuses, but God's GOSPEL shows where grace can be found, through Jesus Christ who died for our sin, but rose that we may have eternal life.
Martin Luther's Evening Prayer
The Decalog, Confession, & Absolution
The Kyrie at the beginning of the service was sometimes expanded as in the deacon's litany, or in this praying of the Ten Commandments ("Decalog") similar to that found in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. It serves as a kind of examination of conscience prior to the general confession and absolution (forgiveness pronounced by the pastor).