We grieve because the light of your lamp
seems to shine in us no more,
and we come to your feet.
Then we hear your words declared to us
and are amazed at your power to heal,
and we ponder your steadfast love;
and we make great rejoicing
because we understand;
and the day is holy
to us and to you,
Lord Jesus.
seems to shine in us no more,
and we come to your feet.
Then we hear your words declared to us
and are amazed at your power to heal,
and we ponder your steadfast love;
and we make great rejoicing
because we understand;
and the day is holy
to us and to you,
Lord Jesus.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 15; 147:1-11; 48; 4
Neh. 7:73b-8:3, 5-18
Rev. 18:21-24
Matt. 15:29-39
Selected Verses
Ps. 48:9
We ponder your steadfast love, O God,
in the midst of your temple.
Neh. 8:11-12
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, "Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved." And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.
Rev. 18:23a
"…and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more…" [A mighty angel, to Babylon]
Matt. 15:30-31a
Great crowds came to [Jesus], bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the mute, and many others. They put them at his feet, and he cured them, so that the crowd was amazed…
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