I am not made righteous by
impressing others with my piety.
I am not righteous if I
deceive my heart and cannot
bridle my tongue.
I am not righteous if I do
not mourn with the oppressed
and try to rescue them.
Perhaps I should not be perturbed
as to whether I am righteous;
perhaps my need is to be
still and exalt the name
of the One who is truly
righteous.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 67; 150; 46; 93
Esth. 3:1-4:3
James 1:19-27
Matt. 6:1-6, 16-18
Selected Verses
Ps. 46:10
“Be
still, and know that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth.”
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth.”
Esth. 4:3
In
every province, wherever the king's command and his decree came, there was
great mourning among the Jews, with fasting and weeping and lamenting, and most
of them lay in sackcloth and ashes.
James 1:26
If
any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their
hearts, their religion is worthless.
Matt. 6:1
"Beware of practicing your piety before
others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your
Father in heaven. …" [Jesus to the crowds on the mountain]
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