Jesus, as You Led the Blind Man--Jan. 31, 2016

Jesus, to keep your way is to do righteousness

and justice; to live in your Spirit is to bear

fruit of love, peace, patience, kindness,

generosity, faithfulness, gentleness,

and self control.  Lead us in right paths.

As you took the blind man by his hand and

led him out of his village, take us by the hand;

lead us, lead us wherever you would have us go.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 108; 150; 66; 23

Gen. 18:16-33

Gal. 5:13-25

Mark 8:22-30

Selected Verses

Ps. 23:3b

[The LORD] leads me in right paths
          for his name’s sake. 

Gen. 18:19

"…No, for I have chosen [Abraham], that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice; so that the LORD may bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."  [The LORD]

Gal. 5:22-23a

By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. 

Mark 8:23

[Jesus] took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when he had put saliva on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, "Can you see anything?"