Lord Jesus Christ, you
came
to call not the
righteous but sinners.
We bless your name and
sing your praise;
forgive our iniquity,
remember our sin no more.
As you loved us, as in
love you gave yourself up for us,
help us imitate your
love and live as your beloved children.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 148; 49; 138
Jer. 31:27-34
Eph. 5:1-32
Matt. 9:9-17
Selected Verses
Ps. 96:2
Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.
tell of his salvation from day to day.
Jer. 31:34
No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each
other, "Know the LORD," for they shall all know me, from the least of
them to the greatest, says the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and
remember their sin no more.
Eph. 5:1-2
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live
in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and
sacrifice to God.
Matt. 9:13
“…Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not
sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not
the righteous but sinners.” [Jesus, in reply to critics who asked why he ate
with tax collecters and sinners]
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