Lord God of grace, we
rejoice in you.
Pray give us strength to
remain faithful to you,
with steadfast devotion,
and to continue in your word.
Without you we become
embittered and pricked in heart,
with unstable feet, unready
to deal with misfortune.
Misfortune comes to all,
and will to us; but
with you, if we become
your disciples,
we will know the truth,
and the
truth will make us
free
to cope with it.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 62; 145; 73; 9
Job 12:1-6, 13-25
Acts 11:19-30
John 8:21-32
Selected Verses
Ps. 73:21-22
When my soul was embittered,
when I was pricked in heart,
I was stupid and ignorant;
I was like a brute beast toward you.
when I was pricked in heart,
I was stupid and ignorant;
I was like a brute beast toward you.
Job 12:5
"…Those at ease have contempt for misfortune, but it is
ready for those whose feet are unstable.
…" [Job to his friends]
Acts 11:23
When [Barnabas] came [to Antioch] and saw the grace of God,
he rejoiced, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with
steadfast devotion…
John 8:31-32
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him,
"If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will
know the truth, and the truth will make you free."
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