[From July 5, 2012 archive]
We want you to save us
from our enemies;
at least, we want you to
curse them;
yet sometimes it seems
that you bless them--
even invite them to the
wedding feast.
Gracious God, set our
minds on the Spirit,
that we may enjoy life
and peace.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 143; 147:12-20; 81; 116
Num. 23:11-26
Rom. 8:1-11
Matt. 22:1-14
Selected Verses
Ps. 143:9
Save me, O LORD, from my enemies;
I have fled to you for refuge.
I have fled to you for refuge.
Num. 23:11
Then Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but now
you have done nothing but bless them."
Rom. 8:6
To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on
the Spirit is life and peace.
Matt. 22:8-9
"…Then [the king] said to his slaves, 'The wedding is
ready, but those invited were not worthy.
Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the
wedding banquet.' …" [Jesus' parable of the wedding banquet]
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