Psalm 134 ~ may the Lord bless you from Zion, He who made Heaven and earth!

Evening Prayer, by Jean Francois Millet


Psalm 134

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Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
who stand by night in the house of the Lord!
2 Lift up your hands to the holy place
and bless the Lord!

3 May the Lord bless you from Zion,
he who made heaven and earth!


Years ago, the Roman Empire began to crumble when inner corruption, greed, overcame trade. Christ then began to be proclaimed as Son of God and propped the Roman Empire for another 200 years. Then cities became afraid again, we slid into the Middle Ages and major fortification was established as cities became walled in and lives became walled in. Distrust and starvation set in and the Churches, acting as stewards of Jesus Christ were the first to feed and to care for children of God and provide hospital care. At the end of the plagues, when people began to leave serfdom all over Europe, the Church was the first place built outside of the fortified walls. Churches were responsible for people beginning to trust their environment. People left the walled enclosures to attend evening prayer. The Evening Service is called Vespers, people would, and do, gather to give thanks. A blessing for the Lord.

Here is a sample of the prayers:

Jesus said "You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one lights a lamp to put it under a bucket, but on a lamp-stand where it gives light for everyone in the house. And you, like the lamp, must shed light among your fellow man, so that they may see the good you do, and give glory to your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:14-16

Almighty God, we give you thanks for surrounding us, as daylight fades, with the brightness of the vesper light; and we implore you of your great mercy that, as you enfold us with the radiance of this light, so you would shine unto our heart the brightness of your Holy Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Let my prayer be set forth in your sight as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Psalm 141:2

Yours is the day, O God, yours also the night; you established the moon and the sun. You fixed all the boundaries of the earth, you made both summer and winter. Psalm 74:15-16

I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel; my heart teaches me, night after night. I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not fall. Psalm 16:7-8

If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,”
even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you. Psalm 139:10-11

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13




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