I know, O God, in
faithfulness you have humbled me,
and you know how often I
want to be greatest--
and also how often I ask you to send someone else.
If I dare ask for
spiritual gifts, my first request
must be for humility to
be last of all and servant of all.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 119:73-80; 145; 121; 6
Exod. 4:10-31
1 Cor. 14:1-19
Mark 9:30-41
Selected Verses
Ps. 119:75
I know, O LORD, that your judgments are right,
and that in faithfulness you have humbled me.
and that in faithfulness you have humbled me.
Exod. 4:13
But [Moses] said, "O my Lord, please send someone
else."
1 Cor. 14:12
So with yourselves; since you are eager for spiritual gifts,
strive to excel in them for building up the church.
Mark 9:34
But [Jesus' disciples] were silent, for on the way they had argued
with one another who was the greatest.
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