Introduction to Vespers of Week 3, Wednesday.

Introduction to Vespers based on Psalm 126 (127)

Each of us have our own vision or aspiration of priesthood especially with the recent call for it through the assessment. We have our own individual and also community projects and assignments. We are slowly planning, shaping and building it.

Psalm 126 (127) is a reminder that if we do not depend on God on this 'building', if we do not bring God into all our projects it is going to be in vain. We are not to trust in 'horses', 'chariots', not to depend on friends, benefactors and even ourselves, but trust and depend only in God.

If the Lord does not build the house

in vain do its builders labour;

if the Lord does not watch over the city,

in vain does the watchman keep vigil. (vs 1)

As we pray this evening, we offer up all our visions, aspirations, projects, our priesthood to the Lord. Let our prayer be; not my will Lord, but Your will be done (Mk. 14:36).