O God, you are near to
all who call on you.
When we are in the
furnace of adversity,
when we suffer because pleasing
you
matters more than
pleasing people,
when we need your
healing touch,
you are near to all who
call on you
in truth.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 57; 145; 85; 47
Isa. 48:1-11
Gal. 1:1-17
Mark 5:21-43
Selected Verses
Ps. 145:18
The LORD is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
to all who call on him in truth.
Isa. 48:10
See, I have refined you, but not like silver;
I have tested you in the furnace of adversity.
I have tested you in the furnace of adversity.
Gal. 1:10
Am I now seeking human approval, or God’s approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not
be a servant of Christ.
Mark 5:27-28
[A woman suffering from hemorrhages] had heard about Jesus,
and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, for she said, "If
I but touch his clothes, I will be made well."
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