When Deeds of Iniquity Overwhelm Us--Nov. 16, 2016

Lord God, are we so weary of you and of

your commandments that we sniff at you?

Has our envy and selfish ambition disordered

us to the point that we have forgotten your wisdom

from above--to be pure, peaceable, gentle, willing to

yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace

of partiality or hypocrisy?  Are we so fearful

of aliens that we won't even thank you

for what they bring to us?

When deeds of iniquity

overwhelm us, dear God,

forgive our transgressions.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 65; 147:1-11; 125; 91

Mal. 1:1, 6-14

James 3:13-4:12

Luke 17:11-19

           

Selected Verses

Ps. 65:3

When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us,
          you forgive our transgressions. 

Mal. 1:13a

"What a weariness this is," you say, and you sniff at me, says the LORD of hosts. 

James 3:16-17

For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind.  But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. 

Luke 17:17-18

Then Jesus asked, "Were not ten made clean?  But the other nine, where are they?  Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"