We praise you, God, for
you are good;
we sing to your name,
for you are gracious.
Some claim that everyone
is holy,
others that all have
sinned and fallen short
of your glory. We need not boast,
for Jesus said little
children were those
to whom your kingdom belongs.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 135; 145; 97; 112
Num. 16:1-19
Rom. 3:21-31
Matt. 19:13-22
Selected Verses
Ps. 135:3
Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;
sing to his name, for he is gracious.
sing to his name, for he is gracious.
Num. 16:3
[Korah and his collaborators] assembled against Moses and
against Aaron, and said to them, "You have gone too far! All the congregation are holy, everyone of
them, and the LORD is among them. So why
then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?"
Rom. 3:22b-23
For there is no distinction, since all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God…
Matt. 19:15
…but Jesus said [to his disciples], "Let the little
children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the
kingdom of heaven belongs."
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