Gracious God, we
thank you for brothers and sisters
whom we love in
Christ, but we confess there are
others with whom our
bond has been fractured.
It must heal before
we bring our gift to you.
You made whole Moses'
broken tablets;
you will make whole
broken relationships.
Failing to reconcile
is living in a parched land--
before we offer you
our gifts, may we offer peace.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 47; 147:12-20; 68; 113
Exod. 34:1-17
1 Thess. 2:13-20
Matt. 5:21-26
Selected Verses
Ps. 68:6
God gives the desolate a home to live in;
he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious live in a parched land.
he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious live in a parched land.
Exod. 34:1-17
The LORD said to Moses, "Cut two tablets of stone like
the former ones, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the
former tablets, which you broke. …"
1 Thess. 2:17
As for us, brothers and sisters, when, for a short time, we
were made orphans by being separated from you--in person, not in heart--we
longed with great eagerness to see you face to face.
Matt. 5:24
"…So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if
you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave
your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or
sister, and then come and offer your gift.
…" [Jesus to the crowd on
the mountain]
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