To Seek the Face of God--Jan. 9, 2016

We may think you speak in secret,

O God, in darkness and chaos;

we may think it is impossible

to seek and find your face;

yet if we know Jesus,

we will know you.

But to know Jesus,

we must live our lives

in him, rooted and built up

in him--established in the faith,

and abounding in thanksgiving.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 46; 149; 27; 93

Isaiah 45:14-19

Col. 1:24-2:7

John 8:12-19

Selected Verses

Ps. 46:8

 “Come,” my heart says, “seek his face!”
          Your face, LORD, do I seek. 

Isaiah 45:19a-b

I did not speak in secret,

            in a land of darkness;

I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,

            "Seek me in chaos."

Col. 2:6-7

As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

John 8:19

Then [the Pharisees] said to [Jesus], "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."