[From June 27, 2012 archive]
Abraham's trust was justified; you do
what you have promised.
You send us to our labor, promising to
pay what is right;
then you stand between the dead and the
living
and make atonement for your people.
You stand by your promise
even to your hurt.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 15;
147:1-11; 48; 4
Num. 16:36-50
Rom. 4:13-25
Matt. 20:1-16
Selected Verses
Ps.
15:1, 4c
O LORD, who may abide in your tent?
Who
may dwell on your holy hill?
… [those] who stand by their oath even to their hurt…
Numb.
16:47b-48
[Aaron] put on the incense, and made
atonement for the people. He stood
between the dead and the living; and the plague was stopped.
Rom.
4:20-21
No distrust made [Abraham] waver
concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory
to God, being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.
Matt.
20:3
"…When [the landowner] went out
about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; and he said
to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.'
So they went. …"
[Jesus to his disciples]
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