Gracious God, righteous
and merciful,
you desire everyone to
be saved
and to come to knowledge
of the truth.
Hear our prayer for
those who find themselves
in the midst of killing
and carnage and war;
what chance have they to
hear, let alone
understand, the word of
the kingdom?
Grant that somehow peace
may come to them;
hasten the day when they
may lie down
where no one can make
them afraid.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 98; 146; 66; 116
Lev. 26:1-20
1 Tim. 2:1-6
Matt. 13:18-23
Selected Verses
Ps. 116:5
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
our God is merciful.
our God is merciful.
Lev. 26:6a
And I will grant peace in the land, and you shall lie down,
and no one shall make you afraid…
1 Tim. 2:3
This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our
Savior, who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the
truth.
Matt. 13:19
“…When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not
understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart;
this is what was sown on the path.
…” [Jesus to his
disciples]
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