Who would dare approach you,
God?
You are holy; we are not.
Yet Jesus taught us to be
merciful,
just as you are merciful.
In Christ we have the
knowledge
of your mystery: holiness
and mercy and love.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 99; 147:1-11; 9; 118
Jer. 30:18-22
Col. 1:24-2:7
Luke 6:27-38
Selected Verses
Ps. 99:9
Extol
the LORD our God,
and worship at his holy mountain;
for the LORD our God is holy.
and worship at his holy mountain;
for the LORD our God is holy.
Jer. 30:21
Their
prince shall be one of their own,
their ruler shall come from their midst;
I will bring him near, and he shall approach me,
for who would otherwise dare to approach me?
says the LORD.
their ruler shall come from their midst;
I will bring him near, and he shall approach me,
for who would otherwise dare to approach me?
says the LORD.
Col. 2:2-3
I
want [the hearts of those in Laodicea] to be encouraged and united in love, so
that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the
knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ himself, in whom are hidden all the
treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Luke 6:36
"…Be
merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
…" [Jesus to his disciples]
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