God, you are good to all; your compassion is over
all that you have made; but we have difficulty
appreciating anyone or anything unlike us.
Therefore we seek to exclude refugees
and fail to see the glory in variety.
May all the world bless your name.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 57; 145; 85;
47
Jer. 44:1-14
1 Cor. 15:30-41
Matt. 11:16-24
Selected Verses
Ps. 145:9-10
The Lord is good
to all,
and his compassion is over all that he has made.
and his compassion is over all that he has made.
All your works
shall give thanks to you, O LORD,
and all your faithful shall bless you.
and all your faithful shall bless you.
Jer. 44:14
…so that none of
the remnant of Judah who have come to settle in the land of Egypt shall escape
or survive or return to the land of Judah. Although they long to go back to live there,
they shall not go back, except some fugitives.
1 Cor. 15:40
There are both
heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one thing,
and that of the earthly is another.
Matt. 11:18-19
"…For John
came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon'; the Son
of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard,
a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds." [Jesus to the crowds]
No comments:
Post a Comment