And He Suffered--Jan. 19, 2016

You have sent light into the world, dear God,

to teach us your way, to walk in your truth,

that with undivided heart we may revere

your name.

You have sent light into the world,

and he was your Son, and in

obedience to you he

suffered.

Into the world you sent light,

but the world wanted

darkness, and he

suffered.

For this you did not destroy

the world; in covenant

love, you suffered

too.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 123; 146; 30; 86

Gen. 9:1-17

Heb. 5:7-14

John 3:16-21

Selected Verses

Ps. 86:11

Teach me your way, O LORD,
          that I may walk in your truth;
          give me an undivided heart to revere your name. 

Gen. 9:11

"…I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth."  [God to Noah and his sons]

Heb. 5:8

Although [Jesus] was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered…

John 3:19

And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.