Lord Jesus, you saw the crowds--
they were harassed and helpless,
like sheep without a shepherd--
you had compassion for them.
When we see the crowds,
harassed and helpless,
we want to warn them
to obey your words.
But often our words
are like a noisy gong
or a clanging cymbal,
because we have not love.
Your steadfast love endures
forever; fulfill you purpose for us;
do not forsake the work of your hands.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 104; 149;
138; 98
Jer. 35:1-19
1 Cor.
12:27-13:3
Matt. 9:35-10:4
Selected Verses
Ps. 138:8
The LORD will
fulfill his purpose for me;
your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever.
Do not forsake the work of your hands.
your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever.
Do not forsake the work of your hands.
Jer. 35:12-13
Then the word of
the LORD came to Jeremiah: Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel:
Go and say to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Can you not
learn a lesson and obey my words? says the LORD.
1 Cor. 12:31-13:1
But strive for
the greater gifts. And I will show you a
still more excellent way. If I speak in
the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong
or a clanging cymbal.
Matt. 9:36
When [Jesus] saw
the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and
helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
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