O Holy One,
as I look for you,
my eye is not clear,
but I hope for what
I do not see.
I know
that you are God,
that you have made us,
and that we are yours--
your people, the sheep
of your pasture.
And I know
we must love you
with all our heart,
with all our soul,
with all our mind.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 122; 149; 100; 63
Num. 24:12-25
Rom. 8:18-25
Matt. 22:23-40
Selected Verses
Ps. 100:3
Know that the LORD is God.
It is he that made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
It is he that made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Num. 24:15-16
So [Balaam] uttered his oracle, saying: "The oracle of
Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eye is clear, the oracle of one
who hears the words of God, and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees
the vision of the Almighty, who falls down, but with his eyes uncovered…"
Rom. 8:25
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with
patience.
Matt. 22:37
[Jesus] said to [the one who asked
him what was the greatest commandment], "'You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' …"
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