You search us, O God,
and know our hearts;
you test us, and know
our thoughts,
and you know well how
far we
are from your kingdom.
Forgive our sins,
the conspicuous ones
and the hidden ones,
too.
As for good works we
have done,
may the conspicuous not
make us proud,
and may we not be too
eager to reveal the hidden--
but may our focus be on
you
and the new things you
will bring to pass.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 130; 148; 32; 139
Isa. 65:17-25
1 Tim. 5:1-25
Mark 12:28-34
Selected Verses
Ps. 139:23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my thoughts.
See if there is any wicked way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
test me and know my thoughts.
See if there is any wicked way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
Isa. 65:17
For I am about to create new heavens
and a new earth;
the former things shall not be remembered
or come to mind.
and a new earth;
the former things shall not be remembered
or come to mind.
1 Tim. 5:24-25
The sins of some people are conspicuous and precede them to
judgment, while the sins of others follow them there. So also good works are conspicuous; and even
when they are not, they cannot remain hidden.
Mark 12:34a
When Jesus saw that [the scribe] answered wisely, he said to
him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
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