Blessed be your name, O God of Israel,
for all that you have done for us.
Thank you for teaching us
not to try to avenge ourselves
when wronged, but in silence
to ponder it in our beds.
And thank you for opening
a door of faith for us,
and for showing us
that trust in you
overcomes
our fear.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 15;
147:1-11; 48; 4
1 Sam. 25:23-44
Acts 14:19-28
Mark 4:35-41
Selected Verses
Ps. 4:4
When you are
disturbed, do not sin;
ponder it on your beds, and be silent. Selah
ponder it on your beds, and be silent. Selah
1 Sam. 25:32-33
David said to
Abigail, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me
today! Blessed be your good sense, and blessed be you, who
have kept me today from bloodguilt and from avenging myself by my own hand! …"
Acts 14:27
When [Paul and
Barnabas] arrived, they called the church together and related all that God had
done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
Mark 4:35-41
[Jesus] said to [his
disciples], "Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?"
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