May your Spirit help us
in our weakness, Gracious God.
We do not know how to pray as we ought;
we make promises we do not intend to keep,
and we expect others to do what we
will not do ourselves.
With sighs too deep for words,
send your Spirit to intercede for us,
as we pour out our hearts before you.
You are our rock and our refuge;
at all times we trust in you.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 62; 145; 73;
9
Num. 32:1-6,
16-27
Rom. 8:26-30
Matt. 23:1-12
Selected Verses
Ps. 62:8
Trust in him at
all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
Num. 32:23-24
"…But if
you do not [keep your word], you have sinned against the LORD; and be sure your
sin will find you out. Build towns for your little ones, and folds for
your flocks; but do what you have promised."
Rom. 8:26
Likewise the
Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought,
but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.
Matt. 23:4
[The scribes and the Pharisees] tie
up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others; but
they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them.
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