In Holy Splendor and Awe--Oct. 1, 2014

In holy splendor we would worship you, O God,

and in awe we tremble before you--

not out of fear, but because of your goodness

and the great things you have done.

Especially we praise you for Jesus,

who came to call not the righteous

but sinners like us to repentance.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 96; 147:1-11; 132; 134

Hosea 3:1-5

Acts 21:15-26

Luke 5:27-39

Selected Verses

Ps. 96:9

Worship the LORD in holy splendor;
          tremble before him, all the earth.

Hosea 3:5

Afterward the Israelites shall return and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; they shall come in awe to the LORD and to his goodness in the latter days.

Acts 21:19-20a

After greeting [the Jerusalem brothers], Paul related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.  When they heard it, they praised God.

Luke 5:31-32

Jesus answered [those who complained about his eating with sinners], "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners to repentance."