We strive for your kingdom and your righteousness, O God--
of course not all the time, and not always very hard--
but we try.
Fulfill by your power every good resolve and work of faith
that we attempt, for without you and your grace
we accomplish little.
Show us how to love the alien as ourselves, recalling
the times when we have been aliens,
for you lift the needy.
of course not all the time, and not always very hard--
but we try.
Fulfill by your power every good resolve and work of faith
that we attempt, for without you and your grace
we accomplish little.
Show us how to love the alien as ourselves, recalling
the times when we have been aliens,
for you lift the needy.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 47; 147:12-20; 68; 113
Lev. 19:26-37
2 Thess. 1:1-12
Matt. 6:25-34
Selected Verses
Ps. 113:7
He raises the poor from the dust,
and lifts the needy from the ash heap…
Lev. 19:34
The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
2 Thess. 1:11
To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith…
Matt. 6:33
"…But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. …" [Jesus on the mountain, to his disciples and the crowds]
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