When
your Spirit comes upon us
it bears witness that we
are your children
and that you are pleased
to bless us;
but we collapse and fall
if--even though
amazed by you--we turn
away.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 88; 148; 6; 20
Num. 24:1-13
Rom. 8:12-17
Matt. 22:15-22
Selected Verses
Ps. 20:8
They [who take pride in chariots] will collapse and fall,
but we shall rise and stand upright.
but we shall rise and stand upright.
Num. 24:1-2
Now Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, so
he did not go, as at other times, to look for omens, but set his face toward
the wilderness. Balaam looked up and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe. Then the spirit of God came upon him…
Rom. 8:15b-16
When we cry, "Abba! Father!" it is that very
Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God…
Matt. 22:22
When [those sent to entrap Jesus] heard [his response], they
were amazed; and they left him and went away.
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