He Who Suffered for Us Calls Us--Nov. 30, 2017

Forfend, dear God, that I should be envious

of any who benefit from your generosity,

for you have dealt bountifully with me.

Christ has given us an example to follow,

for humble and lowly, he did what was right

even though he suffered for it; and he calls us--

for whom he suffered--to walk in his steps.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 116; 147:12-20; 26; 130

Zeph. 3:1-13

1 Peter 2:11-25

Matt. 20:1-16

Selected Verses

Ps. 116:7

Return, O my soul, to your rest,
          for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.

Zeph. 3:12a

 For I will leave in the midst of you
          a people humble and lowly. 

1 Peter 2:20b-21

But if you endure when you do right and suffer for it, you have God’s approval.  For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps. 

Matt. 20:14-15

"'…Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you.  Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me?  Or are you envious because I am generous?’  …"  [The landowner in Jesus' parable]