Lord Jesus, you lifted
up the downtrodden
and were not afraid
to eat with sinners;
in fact, you seemed
to prefer their company
to that of the
upright and well behaved.
You remind us that
God loves us even when
we are fickle and
turn to other gods.
We like it when you
forgive us, but not when
you forgive others
who break the rules.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 147:1-11; 132; 134
Hosea 3:1-5
Acts 21:15-26
Luke 5:27-39
Selected Verses
Ps. 147:6
The Lord lifts up the downtrodden;
he casts the wicked to the ground.
he casts the wicked to the ground.
Hosea 3:1
The LORD said to me again, "Go, love a woman who has a
lover and is an adulteress, just as the LORD loves the people of Israel, though
they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes."
Acts 21:20-21
When [the elders] heard [about Paul's ministry to the
Gentiles], they praised God. Then they
said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands of believers there are
among the Jews, and they are all zealous for the law. They
have been told about you that you teach all the Jews living among the Gentiles
to forsake Moses, and that you tell them not to circumcise their children or
observe the customs. …"
Luke 5:31-32
Jesus answered [the complainers], "Those who are well
have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call
not the righteous but sinners to repentance."
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