The Plans You Have for Us, O God--April 7, 2017

Surely you know the plans you have for us, O God,

plans for our welfare, not for our harm;

plans to give us a future of hope.

And we do hope in you,

for with you there is

steadfast love and

great power to redeem.

You have sent us your Son,

who came into the world to redeem it.

We trust in him; we stand before him in awe.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 22; 148; 105; 130

Jer. 29:1-14

Rom. 11:13-24

John 11:1-27

       

Selected Verses

Ps. 130:7

 O Israel, hope in the LORD!
          For with the LORD there is steadfast love,
          and with him is great power to redeem. 

Jer. 29:11

For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. 

Rom. 11:20

That is true.  [Branches] were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand only through faith.  So do not become proud, but stand in awe.

John 11:27

[Martha] said to [Jesus], "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world."