Clear Away the Barriers--Feb. 16, 2013

[from Feb. 24, 2007 archive]

O Lord,

you knew us

before we knew you.

In the morning remind

us of your steadfast love,

for we put our trust in you.

Show us the way we must go;

to you alone we lift up our soul.

Clear away the barriers that block

our way to you; and as you do,

chase from us wild animals—

gossip, quarreling, every

form of heartlessness.

And make us patient,

for surely it will

take a while.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 43; 149; 31; 143

Deut. 7:17-26

Titus 3:1-15

John 1:43-51

Selected Verses

Psalm 143:8

Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning,

            for in you I put my trust.

Teach me the way I should go,

            for to you I lift up my soul.

Deuteronomy 7:22

The LORD your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to make a quick end of them, otherwise the wild animals would become too numerous for you.

Titus 3:2

…to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show every courtesy to everyone.

John 1:48a

Nathanael asked [Jesus], “Where did you get to know me?”