Am I ready to take my seat at the gate again--
ready to face my responsibility?
Perhaps I never shall be.
I seek you, God.
In my heart I seek you,
however often I may forget you.
I would like always to have a clear conscience
toward you and all people,
so I seek you.
Do not hide your face from me,
lest I be left far, far away
from your kingdom.
ready to face my responsibility?
Perhaps I never shall be.
I seek you, God.
In my heart I seek you,
however often I may forget you.
I would like always to have a clear conscience
toward you and all people,
so I seek you.
Do not hide your face from me,
lest I be left far, far away
from your kingdom.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 36; 147:12-20; 80; 27
2 Sam. 19:1-23
Acts 24:1-23
Mark 12:28-34
Selected Verses
Ps. 27:8-9a
"Come," my heart says, "seek his face!"
Your face, LORD, do I seek.
Do not hide your face from me.
2 Sam. 19:8
Then the king [David] got up and took his seat in the gate. The troops were all told, "See, the king is sitting in the gate"; and all the troops came before the king.
Acts 24:16
"…Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience toward God and all people. …" [Paul, defending himself before the governor, Felix]
Mark 12:34a
When Jesus saw that [the scribe] answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God."
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