Holy to the Lord--Apr. 17, 2016

Dear God, from the beginning I have been told

of your steadfast love toward us

and that your faithfulness endures forever.

I have been told how Jesus blessed

and broke the five loaves and the two fish,

and fed the thousands, and all ate,

and all were filled.  He was holy to you.

Even now, all this

abides with me, and it is

strange and marvelous.

O let me abide in

Jesus, and so

in you.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 93; 150; 136; 117

Exod. 28:1-4, 30-38

1 John 2:18-29

Mark 6:30-44

Selected Verses

Ps. 117:2

For great is his steadfast love toward us,
          and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
Praise the LORD!

Exod. 28:36

You shall make a rosette of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, "Holy to the LORD." 

1 John 2:24

Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you.  If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you will abide in the Son and in the Father. 

Mark 6:41-42

Taking the five loaves and the two fish, [Jesus] looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all.  And all ate and were filled…