[from Feb. 15, 2012 archive]
Lord Jesus, truly you
are the gate for us; through you
we come in and go out to find pasture.
You open your tent and welcome us to your holy hill,
although we have no right to be there;
for the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes,
the pride in riches--these sins we have
known, and they come not from you.
We have ill-treated those you gave us to treat
kindly. All this you have witnessed,
yet you are the gate for us; forgive us,
that we may enter by you.
we come in and go out to find pasture.
You open your tent and welcome us to your holy hill,
although we have no right to be there;
for the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes,
the pride in riches--these sins we have
known, and they come not from you.
We have ill-treated those you gave us to treat
kindly. All this you have witnessed,
yet you are the gate for us; forgive us,
that we may enter by you.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 15; 147:1-11; 48; 4
Gen. 31:25-50
1 John 2:12-17
John 10:1-18
Selected Verses
Ps. 15:1
O
LORD, who may abide in your tent?
Who may dwell on your holy hill?
Who may dwell on your holy hill?
Gen. 31:50
"…If
you ill-treat my daughters, or if you take wives in addition to my daughters,
though no one else is with us, remember that God is witness between you and
me." [Laban to Jacob, at the Mizpah
pillar]
1 John 2:16
…for
all that is in the world--the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the
pride in riches--comes not from the Father but from the world.
John 10:9
"…I
am the gate. Whoever enters by me will
be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. …"
[Jesus to the Pharisees]
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