[From Feb. 23, 2011 archive]
All flesh must come
to you to ask forgiveness.
Who has not been
angry with a brother or sister?
Who has not insulted
them, or called them “fool”?
Our deeds of iniquity
include these and far worse.
Yet in Christ you lead
us in triumphal procession.
Wherever we are,
grant that we may spread the
fragrance that
accompanies knowledge of him;
and teach us in his
name to befriend the alien.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 65; 147:1-11; 125; 91
Ruth 2:1-13
2 Cor. 1:23-2:17
Matt. 5:21-26
Selected Verses
Ps. 65:2a-3
To you all flesh shall come.
When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us,
you forgive
our transgressions.
Ruth 2:10
Then [Ruth] fell prostrate, with her face to the ground, and
said to [Boaz], “Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take
notice of me, when I am a foreigner?”
2 Cor. 2:14
But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in
triumphal procession, and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that
comes from knowing him.
Matt. 5:22
“…But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or
sister, you will be liable to judgment; and if you insult a brother or sister,
you will be liable to the council; and if you say ‘You fool,’ you will be
liable to the hell of fire. …” [Jesus to the crowds]
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