Alive Together with Christ--May 6, 2016

God of steadfast love, you are rich in mercy;

even when through our trespasses we were

dead, out of great love you have loved us

and made us alive together with Christ.

Though the rain falls, and the floods come,

and the winds beat upon our house, do

not forsake the work of your hands—

guard our feet; remind us, not by

our might do we prevail, but by

standing on your solid rock.

Fulfill your purpose for us.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 96; 148; 49; 138

1 Sam. 2:1-10

Eph. 2:1-10

Matt. 7:22-27

       

Selected Verses

Ps. 138:8

The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
          your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever.
          Do not forsake the work of your hands.

1 Sam. 2:9

"… [The LORD] will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness; for not by might does one prevail.

Eph. 2:4-5

But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved…

Matt. 7:25

“…The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock.  …”  [Jesus to the crowds on the mountain]