In a Howling Wilderness Waste--May 19, 2017

[From May 8, 2015 archive]

Though we walk in the midst of trouble,

stretch out your hand to deliver us,

Jesus; though the crowds surround

and press in on us--touch us, guard us.

In a desert land, in a howling wilderness

waste, shield us, heal us, care for us;

into your kingdom of righteousness

lead us--to peace and joy in your Spirit.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 96; 148; 49; 138

Deut. 31:30-32:14

Rom. 14:13-23

Luke 8:40-56

           

Selected Verses

Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
          you preserve me against the wrath of my enemies;
     you stretch out your hand,
          and your right hand delivers me. 

Deut. 32:10

[The LORD] sustained him in a desert land,
          in a howling wilderness waste;
he shielded [Jacob], cared for him,
          guarded him as the apple of his eye. 

Rom. 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 

Luke 8:45

Then Jesus asked, “Who touched me?”  When all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds surround you and press in on you.”