I cannot put away from me all bitterness and wrath
and anger and wrangling and slander and malice--
not by my own might or power, I cannot.
Only your Spirit working within me could do this.
Summon your might, show your strength, O God,
as you have shown it so often before.
Make me kind and tenderhearted, forgiving others
as you have forgiven me. In response, let me take
heart, putting away bitterness and wrath.
and anger and wrangling and slander and malice--
not by my own might or power, I cannot.
Only your Spirit working within me could do this.
Summon your might, show your strength, O God,
as you have shown it so often before.
Make me kind and tenderhearted, forgiving others
as you have forgiven me. In response, let me take
heart, putting away bitterness and wrath.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 47; 147:12-20; 68; 113
Zech. 4:1-14
Eph. 4:17-32
Matt. 9:1-8
Selected Verses
Ps. 68:28
Summon your might, O God;
show your strength, O God, as you have done for us before.
Zech. 4:6
'…[The angel] said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the LORD of hosts." …'
Eph. 4:32
Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.
Matt. 9:2
And just then some people were carrying a paralyzed man lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven."
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