Father of Lights--Nov. 16, 2012

O Lord, you are the Father of lights;

even the darkness is not dark to you;

the night is as bright as the day,

for darkness is as light to you.

In you is no variation or shadow;

and every generous act of giving,

with every perfect gift,

comes down from you.

We call on your name to be saved,

for we have squandered your gifts;

forgive us, that when you

call us, we may answer.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 130; 148; 32; 139

Joel 2:28-3:8

James 1:16-27

Luke 16:1-9

Selected Verses

Ps. 139:12

…even the darkness is not dark to you;
          the night is as bright as the day,
          for darkness is as light to you.

 

Joel 2:32

Then everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls.

James 1:17

Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Luke 16:1

Then Jesus said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property.  …"