With an Undivided Heart--Feb. 18, 2014

 [from Feb. 14, 2012 archive]

Much the man who had been born blind did not know;

but one thing he knew with an undivided heart:

he had been blind, and now he could see.

Jacob was a rascal; he had cheated his own brother;

and in turn he had been cheated by his uncle;

one thing he knew: you cared for him.

When we have sinned against brothers and sisters

and the darkness has made us blind, teach us

to walk in your way, our heart undivided.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 123; 146; 30; 86

Gen. 31:1-24

1 John 2:1-11

John 9:18-41

Selected Verses

Ps. 86:11

Teach me your way, O LORD,
          that I may walk in your truth;
          give me an undivided heart to revere your name.

Gen. 31:3

Then the LORD said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your ancestors and to your kindred, and I will be with you."

1 John 2:11

But whoever hates another believer is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know the way to go, because the darkness has brought on blindness.

John 9:25

[The man who had been born blind] answered, "I do not know whether he [Jesus] is a sinner.  One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see."