Neither Leftover Bread nor Leftover People--Jan. 29, 2016

Lord Jesus, you want nothing to be lost--

neither leftover bread fragments 

nor leftover people. 

If an old woman

and an old man could with

God's blessing give rise to nations,

then let old and young together,

let men and women alike, all

praising your holy name,

all in full assurance of

faith and with true

heart, come

to you.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 88; 148; 6; 20

Gen. 17:15-27

Heb. 10:11-25

John 6:1-15

Selected Verses

Ps. 148:12-13a

Young men and women alike,
          old and young together!

Let them praise the name of the Lord…

Gen. 17:15-16

God said to Abraham, "As for Sarah your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name.  I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her." 

Heb. 10:22

…let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.  … 

John 6:12

When [the five thousand people] were satisfied, [Jesus] told his disciples, "Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost."