[From July 1, 2007 archive]
Be with us God, that we will see fit to
do
only what pleases you; be with us,
for you give life to the dead
and call into existence
what does not exist.
You are majestic; more than thunders
of mighty waters, or of the waves
of the sea, you are majestic;
yet you accept the ones
whom we reject.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 67; 150; 46;
93
1 Sam. 10:1-16
Rom. 4:13-25
Matt. 21:23-32
Selected Verses
Ps. 93:4
More majestic
than the thunders of mighty waters,
more majestic than the waves of the
sea,
majestic on high is the LORD!
1 Sam. 10:7
"…Now when
these signs meet you, do whatever you see fit to do, for God is with you. …"
[Samuel to Saul]
Rom. 4:17b
…in the presence
of the God in whom [Abraham] believed, who gives life to the dead and calls
into existence the things that do not exist.
Matt. 21:31b
"…Truly I
tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of
God ahead of you. …" [Jesus to the chief priests and elders of the
people]
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