Jesus, your words are spirit and life;
they help us persevere in the race
that you have set before us,
laying aside every weight
and sin that clings so closely,
as we look to you, the pioneer
and perfecter of our faith.
You have surrounded us with
a great cloud of witnesses,
and when a loved one dies
to join that faithful cloud,
we mourn and we weep,
but as we weep we know
they are precious in your sight.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 116;
147:12-20; 26; 130
Gen. 23:1-20
Heb. 11:32-12:2
John 6:60-71
Selected Verses
Ps. 116:15
Precious in the
sight of the LORD
is the death of his faithful ones.
is the death of his faithful ones.
Gen. 23:2
And Sarah died
at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham went in to
mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
Heb. 12:1-2a
Therefore, since
we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every
weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the
race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our
faith…
John 6:63
"…It is the
spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit
and life. …" [Jesus to many of his disciples--not just the
twelve]
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