-->
[From May 30, 2016 archive]
Gracious God, when we consider what
our hands have done, and the toil
we have spent in doing it,
if it was done to seek human approval--
done to please others for ourselves --
then whatever treasures we have
accumulated are all a vanity,
a chasing after wind.
But what we do in faithful service to
Christ, and for him to others,
can never be in vain.
In your righteousness train us
for your kingdom, that
in faithfulness we
may serve you.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 57; 145; 85;
47
Eccl. 2:1-15
Gal. 1:1-17
Matt. 13:44-52
Selected Verses
Ps.
85:11
Faithfulness will spring up from the
ground,
and
righteousness will look down from the sky.
Eccl.
2:11
Then I considered all that my hands
had done and the toil I had spent in doing it, and again, all was vanity and a
chasing after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
Gal.
1:10
Am I now seeking human approval, or
God's approval? Or am I trying to please
people? If I were still pleasing people,
I would not be a servant of Christ.
Matt.
13:52
And [Jesus] said to [his disciples],
"Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is
like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and
what is old."
No comments:
Post a Comment