Abram took his army all the way to Hobah
in pursuit of his nephew's captors;
the royal official went from Capernaum to Cana
to plea with Jesus for the life of his son.
These are examples of how far earthly love takes us,
but there is no boundary to your love for us,
for you are merciful toward our iniquities
and remember our sins no more.
We clap our hands before you, O God;
we shout out loud songs of joy.
in pursuit of his nephew's captors;
the royal official went from Capernaum to Cana
to plea with Jesus for the life of his son.
These are examples of how far earthly love takes us,
but there is no boundary to your love for us,
for you are merciful toward our iniquities
and remember our sins no more.
We clap our hands before you, O God;
we shout out loud songs of joy.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 57; 145; 85; 47
Gen. 14:1-24
Heb. 8:1-13
John 4:43-54
Selected Verses
Ps. 47:1
Clap your hands, all you peoples;
shout to God with loud songs of joy.
Gen. 14:14-15
When Abram heard that his nephew had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred eighteen of them, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and routed them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus.
Heb. 8:12
"…For I will be merciful toward their iniquities,
and I will remember their sins no more."
[The quotation is from Jer. 31:34, where the prophet speaks for God.]
John 4:46b-47
Now there was a royal official whose son lay ill in Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.
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