In distress we call you;
answer us when we are tested,
and give us courage to live by faith.
Forbid that we should act like Ahithophel,
so distraught when his good advice was ignored
that he went home and destroyed himself.
Forgive us when the glory accorded
by humans is more important
to us than glory from you.
answer us when we are tested,
and give us courage to live by faith.
Forbid that we should act like Ahithophel,
so distraught when his good advice was ignored
that he went home and destroyed himself.
Forgive us when the glory accorded
by humans is more important
to us than glory from you.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 19; 150; 81; 113
2 Sam. 17:1-23
Gal. 3:6-14
John 5:30-47
Selected Verses
Ps. 81:7
In distress you called, and I rescued you;
      I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
      I tested you at the waters of Meribah.       Selah
2 Sam. 17:23
When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order, and hanged himself; he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.
Gal. 3:11
Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law; for "The one who is righteous will live by faith."
John 5:44
"…How can you believe when you accept glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the one who alone is God? …" [Jesus to those who persecuted him for healing on the Sabbath]
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