Jesus, Our Brother--March 12, 2017

We belong to you, Jesus;

if we do God's will,

you are our brother;

we belong to you,

and you belong to God.

Instruct us and teach us

the way we should go;

with your eye upon us,

counsel us.

And if you are with us

to deliver us,

we will not be afraid--

of the world, or life, or death, 

or the present, or the future.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 84; 150; 42; 32

Jer. 1:1-10

1 Cor. 3:11-23

Mark 3:31-4:9

Selected Verses

Ps. 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go;
          I will counsel you with my eye upon you. 

Jer. 1:8

"…Do not be afraid of [those to whom I will send you],
     for I am with you to deliver you,
                              says the LORD." 

1 Cor. 3:22-23

…whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future--all belong to you, and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

Mark 3:34

And looking at those who sat around him, [Jesus] said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!  Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."