[from August 7, 2011 archive]
We are more inclined
to forget your benefits than to bless you;
to be jealous of another's good fortune than to celebrate it;
to find fault with than to tolerate the failings of the weak;
to be angry with than to beg pardon from
the person we have wronged.
to be jealous of another's good fortune than to celebrate it;
to find fault with than to tolerate the failings of the weak;
to be angry with than to beg pardon from
the person we have wronged.
God have mercy upon
us,
and make us change our ways!
and make us change our ways!
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 103; 150; 117; 139
2 Sam. 13:1-22
Rom. 15:1-13
John 3:22-36
Selected Verses
Psalm 103:2
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and do not forget all his benefits...
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and do not forget all his benefits...
2 Samuel 13:16
But [Tamar] said to [Amnon], "No, my brother; for this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me." But he would not listen to her.
But [Tamar] said to [Amnon], "No, my brother; for this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me." But he would not listen to her.
Romans 15:1
We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
John 3:29
"…He who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. For this reason my joy has been fulfilled. …" [John to his disciples]
"…He who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. For this reason my joy has been fulfilled. …" [John to his disciples]
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