If I have no more
understanding than a horse or mule,
so you must curb my
temper with bit and bridle--
and otherwise I will
not stay near you, O God;
if when my every
command is not obeyed,
I become so enraged
my anger burns within me;
if jealousy makes me
set my surroundings in an uproar;
or if I love human
glory more than glory that comes from you;
if any or all of
these apply to me, in your mercy forgive me, dear God.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 130; 148; 32; 139
Esth. 1:1-4, 10-19
Acts 17:1-15
John 12:36b-43
Selected Verses
Ps. 32:9
Do not be like a horse or a mule, without
understanding,
whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle,
else it will not stay near you.
whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle,
else it will not stay near you.
Esth. 1:12
But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's command
conveyed by the eunuchs. At this the
king was enraged, and his anger burned within him.
Acts 17:5
But the Jews became jealous, and with the help of some ruffians
in the marketplaces they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar.
John 12:43
…for [those who feared being put out of the synagogue] loved
human glory more than the glory that comes from God.
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