Gracious God, our hope is in you,
for with you there is steadfast love,
and with you, great power to redeem.
Teach us not to call anyone profane or
unclean, and that Christ's message
of repentance and forgiveness
is intended for all nations.
May no valley stand
between us.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 116;
147:12-20; 26; 130
1 Sam.
16:14-17:11
Acts 10:17-33
Luke 24:36-53
Selected Verses
Ps. 130:7
O Israel, hope
in the LORD!
For with the LORD there is steadfast love,
and with him is great power to redeem.
For with the LORD there is steadfast love,
and with him is great power to redeem.
1 Sam. 17:3
The Philistines
stood on the mountain on one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the
other side, with a valley between them.
Acts 10:27-28
And as [Peter]
talked with [Cornelius], he went in and found that many had assembled; and
he said to them, "You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to
associate with or to visit a Gentile; but God has shown me that I should not
call anyone profane or unclean. …"
Luke 24:46-47
…and [Jesus]
said to [his disciples], "Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to
suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and
forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning
from Jerusalem. …"
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