[From March 24, 2010 archive]
I sigh to think how
my heart hardens like Pharaoh’s
and how I commend
myself, again and again.
O God, soften my
heart to receive your kingdom;
give heed to my sighs
for a heart like a child’s.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 5; 147:1-11; 27; 51
Exod. 7:8-24
2 Cor. 2:14-3:6
Mark 10:1-16
Selected Verses
Ps. 5:1
Give ear to my words, O LORD;
give heed
to my sighing.
Exod. 7:13
Still Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen
to them, as the LORD had said.
2 Cor. 3:1a
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again?
Mark 10:15
“…Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of
God as a little child will never enter it.”
[Jesus to his disciples]
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