[From June 15, 2012 archive]
Before it is too
late, teach us to turn to you.
The days of trouble
will come, and if our pleasure
is not in you, we
will find no happiness or contentment.
Before the silver
cord is broken, and our dust returns
to the earth that it
was, and our breath returns to
you who gave it—yes,
long before that time,
O God, may we lift up
our soul to you
in praise and put our
trust in you.
Grant us the
compassion gently
to help the
transgressor, and the wisdom
to avoid temptation
ourselves. Set our mind
not on human things
but on divine things,
lest we be a
stumbling block to those
who seek to do your
will.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 84; 148; 25; 40
Eccl. 11:9-12:14
Gal. 5:25-6:10
Matt. 16:21-28
Selected Verses
Ps. 25:1-2
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
O my God, in you I trust;
do not let
me be put to shame;
do not let
my enemies exult over me.
Eccl. 12:1, 6-7
Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the
days of trouble come, and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no
pleasure in them”…before the silver cord is snapped, and the golden bowl is
broken, and the pitcher is broken at the fountain, and the wheel broken at the
cistern, and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath returns to
God who gave it.
Gal. 6:1
My friends, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you
who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of
gentleness. Take care that you
yourselves are not tempted.
Matt. 16:23
But [Jesus] turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me,
Satan! You are a stumbling block to me;
for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”
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