The stones of the ages are witnesses;
women and men have risked their necks
against people like those who mocked you--
men with teeth like spears and arrows,
with tongues like sharp swords.
We owe these heroes thanks,
and we thank you,
whom they served.
women and men have risked their necks
against people like those who mocked you--
men with teeth like spears and arrows,
with tongues like sharp swords.
We owe these heroes thanks,
and we thank you,
whom they served.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 57; 145; 85; 47
Josh. 24:16-33
Rom. 16:1-16
Matt. 27:24-31
Selected Verses
Ps. 57:4
I lie down among lions
that greedily devour human prey;
their teeth are spears and arrows,
their tongues sharp swords.
Josh. 24:27
Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it has heard all the words of the LORD that he spoke to us; therefore it shall be a witness against you, if you deal falsely with your God."
Rom. 16:3
Greet Prisca and Aquila, who work with me in Christ Jesus, and who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.
Matt. 27:31
After mocking [Jesus], they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
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