God Gave Jesus the Tongue of a Teacher--Jan. 27, 2017

Lord Jesus, surely God gave you the tongue of a teacher,

for you knew how to sustain the weary with a word

and how to comfort the languishing.

You spoke to ones whose bones were shaking with terror--

graciously you healed them. Through faith in you,

O Christ, and in your promises, may we take  

heart in your comfort and healing,

and share this with others.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 88; 148; 6; 20

Isa. 50:1-11

Gal. 3:15-22

Mark 6:47-56

Selected Verses

Ps. 6:2

Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing;
          O LORD, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror. 

Isa. 50:4a

The Lord GOD has given me
          the tongue of a teacher,
that I may know how to sustain
          the weary with a word. 

Gal. 3:22

But the scripture has imprisoned all things under the power of sin, so that what was promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

Mark 6:49

But when [his disciples] saw [Jesus] walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out; for they all saw him and were terrified.  But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.”