To Be Merciful, as God Is Merciful--Apr. 29, 2015

Lord Jesus, if we are to live our lives in you,

rooted and built up in you and established in faith,

then we must abound in thanksgiving--but also in mercy.

When we learn that thousands have died in earthquakes,

make us ready to heal the brokenhearted and bind

up their wounds--to have compassion on their

dwellings and to rebuild their cities.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 99; 147:1-11; 9; 118

Jer. 30:18-22

Col. 1:24-2:7

Luke 6:27-38

Selected Verses

Ps.147:3

[The LORD] heals the brokenhearted,
          and binds up their wounds. 

Jer. 30:18

Thus says the LORD:
     I am going to restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob,
          and have compassion on his dwellings;
     the city shall be rebuilt upon its mound,
          and the citadel set on its rightful site. 

Col. 2:6-7

As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Luke 6:36

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.