God of Mercy, for too many people
there is a famine in the
land.
They lie down among
lions
that greedily devour
human prey.
They have been afflicted,
been unbearably crushed,
and they despair of life
itself.
Now may we who have
been blessed with your
mercies be merciful to them.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 57; 145; 85; 47
Ruth 1:1-14
2 Cor. 1:1-11
Matt. 5:1-12
Selected Verses
Ps. 57:4
I lie down among lions
that greedily devour human prey;
their teeth are spears and arrows,
their tongues sharp swords.
that greedily devour human prey;
their teeth are spears and arrows,
their tongues sharp swords.
Ruth 1:1
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the
land, and a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the country of
Moab, he and his wife and two sons.
2 Cor. 1:8
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of
the affliction we experienced in Asia; for we were so utterly, unbearably
crushed that we despaired of life itself.
Matt. 5:5
"…Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive
mercy. …" [Jesus, to the crowd on
the mountain]
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