In the evening the dove came back to Noah,
who did not know where it had flown
except that it bore an olive leaf,
and that was sufficient.
The wind blows where it chooses,
we do not know where it
comes from or goes
(like the Dove).
We approach your throne of grace;
we approach with boldness,
expecting your mercy
in time of need.
What will happen, we do not know--only that
you are good to all, with compassion
over all you have made--
which is sufficient.
who did not know where it had flown
except that it bore an olive leaf,
and that was sufficient.
The wind blows where it chooses,
we do not know where it
comes from or goes
(like the Dove).
We approach your throne of grace;
we approach with boldness,
expecting your mercy
in time of need.
What will happen, we do not know--only that
you are good to all, with compassion
over all you have made--
which is sufficient.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 135; 145; 97; 112
Gen. 8:6-22
Heb. 4:14-5:6
John 2:23-3:15
Selected Verses
Ps. 145:9
The Lord is good to all,
and his compassion is over all that he has made.
Gen. 8:11
…and the dove came back to [Noah] in the evening, and there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf; so Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth.
Heb. 4:16
Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
John 3:8
"…The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." [Jesus to Nicodemus]
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