You are our God, and you have made us,
and we are yours, the sheep of your pasture.
You gave us Jesus of Nazareth, attested to us
by deeds of power, wonders, and signs.
Earthly forces will fight and rage,
but their fighting is for naught,
whereas Jesus is with us
to the end of the age.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 122; 149; 100; 63
Judges 5:19-31
Acts 2:22-36
Matt. 28:11-20
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.
Judges 5:19
"The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of
Canaan, at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; they got no spoils of
silver. …" [The Song of Deborah and Barak]
Acts 2:22
"You that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say:
Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders,
and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know…" [Peter, preaching to the crowd gathered on
Pentecost]
Matt. 28:20b
"…And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the
age." [The risen Jesus to the
eleven disciples]
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