Your Word Is Very Near to Us--June 13, 2017

Lord Jesus,

are we so short

in spiritual stature

that we cannot see you?

Are our thoughts led astray

from a sincere and pure devotion

to you?  Are your commandments

too difficult to understand, or too far

away from us?

No, your word is very near to us;

in our mouth and in our heart

for us to observe. With you

is the fountain of light;

in your light, we

see light.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 12; 146; 36; 7

Deut. 30:11-20

2 Cor. 11:1-21a

Luke 19:1-10

Selected Verses

Ps. 36:9

For with you is the fountain of life;
          in your light we see light.

Deut. 30:11, 14

Surely, this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too hard for you, nor is it too far away.  … No, the word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart for you to observe.

2 Cor. 11:3

But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by its cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 

Luke 19:3

[Zacchaeus] was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature.