O God, you are the
strength of my
heart and my portion
forever.
When my sin finds me
out
and my flesh and my
heart fail,
when I do not
practice what I preach
and I do not know how
to pray as I ought,
then let your Spirit
intercede for me
with sighs to deep
for words.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 62; 145; 73; 9
Numb. 32:1-6; 16-27
Rom. 8:26-30
Matt. 23:1-12
Selected Verses
Ps. 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Numb. 32:23
"…But if you do not do this, you have sinned against
the LORD; and be sure your sin will find you out. …"
[Moses to the Gadites and Reubenites]
Rom. 8:26
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not
know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too
deep for words.
Matt. 23:3b
"…but do not do as [the scribes and Pharisees] do, for
they do not practice what they teach. …" [Jesus to the crowds and to his disciples]
This is beautiful.
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