Lord Jesus Christ,
you had to endure the
scorn
of the wealthy who lived
at ease
and all the contempt of
the proud.
When the mob came to
arrest you,
there was no army to
protect you,
or to allay your fear
and dismay.
But you died and lived
again,
and so you are Lord of
both
the dead and the living.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 123, 146, 30, 86
Josh. 8:1-22
Rom. 14:1-12
Matt. 26:47-56
Selected Verses
Ps. 123:4
Our soul has had more than its fill
of the scorn of those who are at ease,
of the contempt of the proud.
of the scorn of those who are at ease,
of the contempt of the proud.
Josh. 8:1
Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not fear or be
dismayed; take all the fighting men with you, and go up now to Ai. …"
Rom. 14:9
For to this end Christ died and lived again, so that he
might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
Matt. 26:50
Jesus said to [Judas], "Friend, do what you are here to
do." Then [the crowd with swords
and clubs] came and laid hands on Jesus and arrested him.
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