Come, Lord Jesus, Come--Dec. 23, 2018

O God, you are our judge and our ruler;

you are our king, and you will save us.

The earth is yours, and all that is in it,

the world, and those who live in it.

You have founded it on the seas,

established it on the rivers.

Your hand was with John,

who prepared the way

for your Son, Jesus,

whose birth we celebrate

and who will come again soon.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 24; 150; 25; 110

Isa. 33:17-22

Rev. 22:6-11, 18-20

Luke 1:57-66

Selected Verses

Ps. 24:1-2

The earth is the LORD's and all that is in it,

          the world, and those who live in it;

for he has founded it on the seas,

          and established it on the rivers.

Isa. 33:22

For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our ruler,
          the LORD is our king; he will save us.

Rev. 22:20

The one who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming soon."  Amen.  Come, Lord Jesus!

Luke 1:66

All who heard [these things about Elizabeth's child, John] pondered them and said, "What then will this child become?"  For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.