You Adorn the Humble with Victory--Dec. 31, 2016

You take pleasure in your people, O God;

you adorn the humble with victory.

In Christ you were reconciling the world

to yourself, not counting our trespasses against us,

and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.

Christ is the light of the world, an everlasting rock;

he leads us with the light of life.

Give us a steadfast mind,

that we may trust in him,

and trust in you, to give us peace,
reconciled with one another.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 98; 149; 45; 96

Isa. 26:1-6

2 Cor. 5:16-6:2

John 8:12-19

Selected Verses

Ps. 149:4

 For the LORD takes pleasure in his people;
          he adorns the humble with victory. 

Isa. 26:3-4

Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace —
          in peace because they trust in you.
Trust in the LORD forever,
          for in the LORD GOD
          you have an everlasting rock. 

2 Cor. 5:19

…that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. 

John 8:12

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”