The Temple of Our Hearts--June 27, 2016

[From July 2, 2012 archive]

Jesus, enter the temple of our hearts,

by your good grace drive out

sin's dominion over our lives.

Overturn our lust for silver and gold;

may we never go beyond your

command, to do less or more.

Turn our hearts to you, give us faith,

speak peace to all your people,

let us hear what you will speak.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 57; 145; 85; 47

Numb. 22:1-21

Rom. 6:12-23

Matt. 21:12-22

Selected Verses

Ps. 85:8

Let me hear what God the LORD will speak,
          for he will speak peace to his people,
          to his faithful, to those who turn to him in their hearts.

Num. 22:18

But Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, "Although Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the command of the LORD my God, to do less or more.  …"

Rom. 6:14

For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

Matt. 21:12

Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.