[From Oct. 14, 2011
archive]
Lord Jesus, we know who you are--
the one who healed and cleansed,
brought good news to the poor.
And Jesus, you know who we are.
You have searched us and known us,
discerned our thoughts from far away.
There is nothing we can hide from you;
but by your grace we are what we are.
May your grace toward us not be vain!
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 130; 148;
32; 139
Jer. 38:14-28
1 Cor. 15:1-11
Matt. 11:1-6
Selected Verses
Ps. 139:1-2
O LORD, you have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from far away.
you discern my thoughts from far away.
Jer. 38:14b
The king [Zedekiah] said to Jeremiah, "I have something to
ask you; do not hide anything from me."
1 Cor. 15:10a
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me
has not been in vain.
Matt. 11:4-5
Jesus answered [John's
disciples], "Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind
receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the
dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. …"
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