In the Day of Trouble--Dec. 7, 2016

In the day of trouble, O God, we call on you.

Take away our sin, and blot out our guilt;

make us worthy of your call, and by

your power fulfill every good resolve

and work of faith, so that the name of

our Lord Jesus may be glorified in us,

and us in him, according to your grace.

Then send us on our way, forgiven and

endeavoring not to sin again.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 50; 147:1-11; 53; 17

Isa. 6:1-13

2 Thess. 1:1-12

John 7:53-8:11

           

Selected Verses

Ps. 50:15

"…Call on me in the day of trouble;

I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me."

[God to God's people]

Isa. 6:7

The seraph touched my mouth with [a live coal] and said: "Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out." 

2 Thess. 1:11-12

To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

John 8:11

[The woman caught in adultery] said, "No one, sir." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you.  Go your way, and from now on do not sin again."