All Things Are from You, O God--March 26, 2014

 God the Father, all things are from you,

and we exist for you;

Lord Jesus, through whom all things are

and through whom we exist--

in the morning we hear your voice,

and we plead our case to you and watch.

Why should we let the opinions of others

sway us from doing what in your eyes is right?

And why should we give so much thought 

to our earthly possessions when you

have given us what is best?

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 5; 147:1-11; 27; 51

Gen. 45:16-28

1 Cor. 8:1-13

Mark 6:13-29

Selected Verses

Ps. 5:3

O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice;
          in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch.

Gen. 45:20

"'…Give no thought to your possessions, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.'"  [Pharaoh telling Joseph the instructions he should give to his brothers]

1 Cor. 8:6

…yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.

Mark 6:26

The king was deeply grieved; yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he did not want to refuse [his daughter].