I need time to sit in
silence before you,
O God, but I also need to
help lift
the heavy burdens others
bear.
You search the heart and
know
what is the mind of the
Spirit--
pray help me find the balance.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 62; 145; 73; 9
Num. 32:1-6, 16-27
Rom. 8:26-30
Matt. 23:1-12
Selected Verses
Ps. 62:5
For God alone my soul waits in silence,
for my hope is from him.
for my hope is from him.
Num. 32:6
But Moses said to the Gadites and to the Reubenites,
"Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here? …"
Rom. 8:27
And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of
the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will
of God.
Matt. 23:4
"… [The scribes and the Pharisees] tie up heavy
burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others; but they
themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them. …" [Jesus to the crowds and to his
disciples]
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