God, you love righteousness and justice;

and the earth is full of your steadfast love.

Cain was angry with you and with his brother;

in his anger he killed him; and he denied it to you.

When Andrew met Jesus, he first found his brother Simon;

declaring Jesus was the Messiah, he took Simon to meet him.

You are the Father of Jesus, and Jesus has sanctified us;

he was not ashamed to call us brothers and sisters.

All your children are our brothers and sisters,

and we are their keepers, and they ours.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 89:1-18; 147:1-11; 1; 33

Gen. 4:1-16

Heb. 2:11-18

John 1:29-42

Selected Verses

Ps. 33:5

He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.

Gen. 4:9

Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?"

Heb. 2:11

For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father. For this reason Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters…

John 1:41-42a

[Andrew] first found his brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which is translated Anointed). He brought Simon to Jesus…