Almighty God, you are
higher than the heaven--
what can we do?
You are deeper than Sheol--what
can we know?
We must not weep;
the Lion of the tribe of
Judah, the Root of David,
has conquered.
What we can know is that
you are our Shepherd;
we shall not want.
What we can do is listen
to the teaching of Jesus,
then follow him.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 108; 150; 66; 23
Job 11:1-9, 13-20
Rev. 5:1-14
Matt. 5:1-12
Selected Verses
Ps. 23:1
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
Job 11:8
[The limit of the Almighty] is higher than heaven--what can
you do? Deeper than Sheol--what can you
know? …" [Zophar the Naamathite to Job]
Rev. 5:5
Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root
of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven
seals."
Matt. 5:1-2
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and
after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to
speak, and taught them, saying…
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