God of steadfastness
and encouragement,
grant us patience as
we wait for your kingdom;
and encourage us to
serve you in kingdom-like living.
However long it may
take for the peoples of the world
to tear down the
barriers that separate nation from
nation, and to open
highways that lead to peace
and harmony, may we
work toward the goal.
We pray you, hasten
the day when all
the earth will join
together and
make a joyful noise
to you.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 108; 150; 66; 23
Isa. 19:19-25
Rom. 15:5-13
Luke 19:11-27
Selected Verses
Ps. 66:1
Make
a joyful noise to God, all the earth…
Isa. 19:23
On
that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will
come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship
with the Assyrians.
Rom. 15:5
May
the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with
one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus…
Luke 19:11
As
[his disciples] were listening to this, [Jesus] went on to tell a parable,
because he was near Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of
God was to appear immediately.
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