When our life has
been crushed;
when like the dead we
sit in darkness
dark enough to be
felt; and when our outer
nature is wasting
away, we must not lose heart.
Stretch out your hand
to us, dear God, and we will
take heart; day by
day call us and renew our
inner nature. Then we will throw off our
cloak, spring up, and
come to Jesus.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 43; 49; 31; 143
Exod. 10:21-11:8
2 Cor. 4:13-18
Mark 10:46-52
Selected Verses
Ps. 143:3
For the enemy has pursued me,
crushing my life to the ground,
making me sit in darkness like those long dead.
crushing my life to the ground,
making me sit in darkness like those long dead.
Exod. 10:21
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand
toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness
that can be felt."
2 Cor. 4:16
So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away,
our inner nature is being renewed day by day.
Mark 10:49b-50
And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart;
get up, he is calling you." So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up
and came to Jesus.
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