As we mourn and weep
over a loved one's death,
we are assured by the
psalmist that the deaths
of your faithful ones
are precious in your
sight, O God--you mourn
as we do.
Your mourning must be
especially acute for the
victims of torture and
killing--the faithful
of whom the world is not
worthy.
In our mourning, comfort
us with the words
of Jesus--his words are
spirit and life.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 116; 147:12-20; 26; 130
Gen. 23:1-20
Heb. 11:32-12:2
John 6:60-71
Selected Verses
Ps. 116:15
Precious in the sight of the LORD
is the death of his faithful ones.
is the death of his faithful ones.
Gen. 23:2
And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land
of Canaan; and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
Heb. 11:37-38a
They were stoned to death, they were sawn in two, they were
killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute,
persecuted, tormented--of whom the world was not worthy.
John 6:63
"…It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless.
The words that I have spoken to you are
spirit and life. …" [Jesus to his disciples]
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