O Jesus, let these
words sink into our ears:
Into human hands you
were betrayed;
the people's heart
had grown dull,
and their ears hard
of hearing,
and they had shut
their eyes,
so that they might
not look with
their eyes, and
listen with their ears,
to understand with
their heart and turn
and allow you heal
them, dear Lord Jesus.
You would have
delivered their soul from death,
and their feet from
falling--though they had
stumbled because of
their iniquity--
and returned them to
their God
to walk in the light
of life.
Do not let us repeat
their mistake,
O Jesus.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 56; 149; 118; 111
Hosea 14:1-9
Acts 28:17-31
Luke 9:37-50
Selected Verses
Ps. 56:13
For you have delivered my soul from death,
and my feet
from falling,
so that I may walk before God
in the light
of life.
Hosea 14:1
Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have
stumbled because of your iniquity.
Acts 28:27
"'…For this people's heart has grown dull, and their
ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not
look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their
heart and turn--and I would heal them.'
…" [Paul, quoting Isaiah to
Roman Jews]
Luke 9:44
"Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is
going to be betrayed into human hands."
[Jesus to his disciples]
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