Merciful and loving God, you are our
refuge.
Before you we pour out our hearts; we
trust in you.
We know there will be times of
sorrow and loss for us;
that even if we had always served and
revered you,
there would still be mourning and
weeping--
perhaps a very long chain of sorrows.
Nevertheless, we trust in you,
for when we do grieve,
you grieve too.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 97;
147:12-20; 16; 62
1 Kings 18:1-19
Phil. 2:12-30
Matt. 2:13-23
Selected Verses
Ps. 62:8
Trust in [God]
at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
1 Kings 18:12
"…As soon
as I have gone from you, the spirit of the LORD will carry you I know not
where; so, when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me,
although I your servant have revered the LORD from my youth. …"
[Obadiah to Elijah]
Phil. 2:27
[Epaphroditus]
was indeed so ill that he nearly died. But
God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, so that I would not
have one sorrow after another.
Matt. 2:18
"A
voice was heard in Ramah,
wailing and loud lamentation,
Rachel weeping for her children;
she refused to be consoled, because they are no more."
wailing and loud lamentation,
Rachel weeping for her children;
she refused to be consoled, because they are no more."
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