In your goodness, O God,
provide for the needy,
including those who endure
persecutions and afflictions.
Though Jesus admonished
us not to worry about
what we ourselves will
find to eat or to drink or to wear,
clearly he did not intend
us to neglect others who
are hungry, thirsty, or
naked—of whom there are many
in our world today. In particular show us how
to love refugees as
ourselves—for once were not we
refugees?
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 47; 147:12-20; 68; 113
Lev. 19:25-37
2 Thess. 1:1-12
Matt. 6:25-34
Selected Verses
Ps. 68:10
…your flock found a dwelling in [your heritage];
in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.
in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.
Lev. 19:34
The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the
citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in
the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
2 Thess. 1:4
Therefore we ourselves boast of you among the churches of
God for your steadfastness and faith during all your persecutions and the
afflictions that you are enduring.
Matt. 6:31
“…Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What
will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ …”
[Jesus to the crowds on the mountain]
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