You take pleasure in your
people, O God;
you adorn the humble with
victory;
but victory comes not by
winning wars
or rising in rebellion and
sedition.
It comes when--out of the
abundance
of the heart--the mouth
speaks
in love, with joy and
encouragement,
refreshing other hearts in
Christ.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 122; 149; 100; 63
Ezra 4:7, 11-24
Philemon 1-25
Matt. 12:33-42
Selected Verses
Ps. 149:4
For
the Lord takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with victory.
he adorns the humble with victory.
Ezra 4:19
"…So
I made a decree, and someone searched and discovered that [Jerusalem] has risen
against kings from long ago, and that rebellion and sedition have been made in
it. …" [From a letter written by Artaxerxes, king of
Persia]
Philemon 7, 20
I
have indeed received much joy and encouragement from your love, because the
hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother. …Yes, brother, let me have this benefit from
you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in
Christ.
Matt. 12:34b
For out
of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
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