[From July 4, 2012 archive]
We must take great care
what we say
when we try to speak
your word.
Though we mean to do
good,
evil lies close at hand;
deeds of iniquity
overwhelm us.
Forgive our
transgressions,
and help us produce
the fruits of the
kingdom.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 65; 147:1-11; 125; 91
Numb. 22:41-23:12
Rom. 7:13-25
Matt. 21:33-46
Selected Verses
Ps. 65:3
When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us,
you forgive our transgressions.
you forgive our transgressions.
Numb. 23:12
[Balaam] answered [Balak], "Must I not take care to say
what the LORD puts into my mouth?"
Rom. 7:21
So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good,
evil lies close at hand.
Matt. 21:43
"…Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken
away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the
kingdom. …" [Jesus to the chief priests and Pharisees]
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