[From Aug. 28, 2015 archive]
Lord Jesus, the woman
who poured ointment
on your head did what
she could for you.
When we encounter the
brokenhearted,
help us do what we
can for them.
When everyone has abandoned
all hope of being
saved,
we ask you to help us
do what we can.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 65; 147:1-11; 125; 91
1 Kings 3:1-15
Acts 27:9-26
Mark 14:1-11
Selected Verses
Ps. 147:3
He
heals the brokenhearted,
and binds up their wounds.
and binds up their wounds.
1 Kings 3:5
At
Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said,
"Ask what I should give you."
Acts 27:20
When
neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest raged, all
hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.
Mark 14:8
"…[The
woman who poured ointment on my head] has done what she could; she has anointed
my body beforehand for its burial.
…" [Jesus to those who
criticized the woman]
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