Do Not Let Mortals Prevail!--Jan. 31, 2011

The needy shall not always be forgotten,
nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

Eventually the cup of staggering will be taken away—
even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.

And the poor are not dogs, but your children, to whom you
have sent the Spirit of your Son, crying, “Abba! Father!”

Rise up, O Lord!
Do not let mortals prevail.

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 62; 145; 73; 9
Isa. 51:17-23
Gal. 4:1-11
Mark 7:24-37

Selected Verses
Ps. 9:18-20
For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
      nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
Rise up, O LORD! Do not let mortals prevail;
      let the nations be judged before you.
Put them in fear, O LORD;
      let the nations know that they are only human.

Isa. 51:22a
Thus says your Sovereign, the LORD,
      your God who pleads the cause of his people:
See, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering…

Gal. 4:6
And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”

Mark 7:28
But [the Syrophoenician mother] answered [Jesus], “Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”