Creator God, grant me
humility:
humility to listen as
the heavens tell your glory
and the firmament
declares your handiwork,
humility to
acknowledge I do not know
the way to the
dwelling of the light
or the place where
darkness is,
humility to glorify
you
and not myself,
and the humility
to seek reconciliation
when I have injured
another.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 19; 150; 81; 113
Job 38:1, 18-41
Rev. 18:1-8
Matt. 5:21-26
Selected Verses
Ps. 19:1
The heavens are telling the glory of God;
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.
Job 38:19-20
"Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and where
is the place of darkness, that you may take it to its territory and that
you may discern the paths to its home?
…" [The LORD to Job]
Rev. 18:7-8a
"…As [Babylon] glorified herself and lived luxuriously,
so give her a like measure of torment and grief. Since in her heart she says, 'I rule as a
queen; I am no widow, and I will never see grief,' therefore her plagues
will come in a single day…" [An angel, with great authority]
Matt. 5:23-24
"…So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if
you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave
your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or
sister, and then come and offer your gift. …" [Jesus to his disciples and the crowds on the
mountain]
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