Lord Jesus, only you
know how often it is
that I am more like
chaff the wind blows away
than I am like trees
planted by streams of water.
How I am jealous for my
own sake or for others,
how I judge others, or want
to be greatest,
all the while like a
stranger to you.
Lord, put your Spirit in
me.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 89:1-18; 147:1-11; 1; 33
Num. 11:24-35
Rom. 1:28-2:11
Matt. 18:1-9
Selected Verses
Ps. 89:4
The wicked are not [like trees planted by streams of water],
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
Num. 11:29
But Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord's people were
prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit on them!"
Rom. 2:1
Therefore you have no excuse, whoever you are, when you
judge others; for in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because
you, the judge, are doing the very same things.
Matt. 18:1
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked,
"Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
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