God, you keep faith
forever,
executing justice for
the oppressed,
giving food to the
hungry.
You expect us to
remember the poor.
But our concerns differ
from yours--
we judge by a person's
family;
we worry our wealth may
fall into
the hands of one
undeserving.
How generous you are;
how miserly we.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 54; 146; 28; 99
Eccl. 2:16-26
Gal. 1:18-2:10
Matt. 13:53-58
Selected Verses
Ps. 146:6c-7b
[God]…who keeps faith forever;
who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.
who gives food to the hungry.
Eccl. 2:21
…because sometimes one who has toiled with wisdom and
knowledge and skill must leave all to be enjoyed by another who did not toil
for it. This also is vanity and a great
evil.
Gal. 2:10
[James, Cephas, and John] asked only one thing, that we
remember the poor, which was actually what I was eager to do.
Matt. 13:54-55a
[Jesus] came to his hometown and began to teach the people
in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and said, "Where did this
man get this wisdom and these deeds of power? Is not this the carpenter's
son? …"
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