How often have you
held me in your arms
and healed me, but I
did not know it?
Give me, O God, words
acceptable to you,
and make what comes
from my heart acceptable.
When I am reviled,
teach me to bless; when persecuted,
to endure; when
slandered, to speak kindly.
And when I receive no
answer to my prayer,
give me faith to
persist, in your arms.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 19; 150; 81; 113
Hosea 11:1-11
1 Cor. 4:9-16
Matt. 15:21-28
Selected Verses
Ps. 19:14
Let
the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to you,
O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
be acceptable to you,
O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
Hosea 11:3
Yet
it was I who taught Ephraim to walk, I took them up in my arms; but they did
not know that I healed them.
1 Cor. 4:12b-13a
When
reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we speak kindly.
Matt. 15:23
But
[Jesus] did not answer [the Canaanite woman] at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying,
"Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us."
This is lovely. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteChris Brundage