[From June 5, 2004 archive]
Though with our lips we honor you,
too often our hearts are far from you.
Then our worship is in vain; the doctrine
we teach is full of our thoughts, not yours.
We worry about the short run; but your
steadfast love and faithfulness are forever.
The surfeit of our riches denies us
even the sleep of honest laborers.
Change our hearts; open them to the Spirit of
your Son, that we may live as your children.
Though with our lips we honor you,
too often our hearts are far from you.
Then our worship is in vain; the doctrine
we teach is full of our thoughts, not yours.
We worry about the short run; but your
steadfast love and faithfulness are forever.
The surfeit of our riches denies us
even the sleep of honest laborers.
Change our hearts; open them to the Spirit of
your Son, that we may live as your children.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 122; 149; 100; 63
Eccl. 5:8-20
Gal. 3:23-4:11
Matt. 15:1-20
Selected Verses
Ps. 100:5
For the LORD is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
Eccl. 5:12
Sweet is the sleep of laborers, whether they eat little or much; but the surfeit of the rich will not let them sleep.
Gal. 4:6
And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
Matt. 15:8-9
"…'This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me;
in vain do they worship me,
teaching human precepts as doctrine.'"
[Jesus, quoting Isaiah to the Pharisees and scribes]
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