God of the Living, Not of the Dead--Dec. 6, 2018

God, our refuge, may your name alone be exalted.

Take away my haughtiness, humble my pride,

and teach me at all times to trust in you.

How can I thank you enough for all

my joy over those dear to me?

God of the living, to you all whom I love

are alive. May you and the Lord Jesus

direct my way to you and to them.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 18:1-20; 147:12-20; 126; 62

Isa. 2:5-22

1 Thess. 3:1-13

Luke 20:27-40

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

Isa. 2:17

The haughtiness of people shall be humbled,
          and the pride of everyone shall be brought low;
          and the LORD alone will be exalted on that day. 

1 Thess. 3:9, 11

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? … Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you.

Luke 20:38

"…Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive."  [Jesus, to those who said there was no resurrection]