We thank you, O God, for Christ,
who taught us how to approach you.
He showed mercy to the poor and needy,
and he calls us to go and do likewise,
even as he intercedes in our behalf.
Turn us around,
and make us merciful,
for you have no pleasure
in the death of anyone.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 47;
147:12-20; 68; 113
Ezek. 18:1-4,
19-32
Heb. 7:18-28
Luke 10:25-37
Selected Verses
Ps. 113:7-8
[The LORD]
raises the poor from the dust,
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
Ezek. 18:32
For I have no
pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord GOD. Turn, then, and live.
Heb. 7:25
Consequently [Jesus]
is able for all time to save those who approach God through him, since he
always lives to make intercession for them.
Luke 10:36-37
"…Which of
these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of
the robbers?" [The lawyer said to Jesus], "The one
who showed him mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
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