You deliver us with awesome deeds.
Shall we also ascribe to you the destruction
of what once was awesome in its beauty?
We do not know; we only know
that we must trust in you,
the hope of all the ends of the earth.
In you, our labor is not in vain;
keep our focus on this we also know--
you desire mercy, not sacrifice.
Shall we also ascribe to you the destruction
of what once was awesome in its beauty?
We do not know; we only know
that we must trust in you,
the hope of all the ends of the earth.
In you, our labor is not in vain;
keep our focus on this we also know--
you desire mercy, not sacrifice.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 65; 147:1-11; 125; 91
Lament. 2:8-15
1 Cor. 15: 51-58
Matt. 12:1-14
Selected Verses
Ps. 65:5
By awesome deeds you answer us with deliverance,
O God of our salvation;
you are the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas.
Lament. 2:15
All who pass along the way
clap their hands at you;
they hiss and wag their heads
at daughter Jerusalem;
"Is this the city that was called
the perfection of beauty,
the joy of all the earth?"
1 Cor. 15:58
Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Matt. 12:7
"…But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless. …" [Jesus to the Pharisees]
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