To Lie Down and Sleep in Peace--Jan. 23, 2019

God our Redeemer, Maker of all things,

you who formed us in the womb,

help us live as children of the light.

Show us what is pleasing to you,

and do not let the thorns of life--

worldly cares, the lure of wealth,

or our desires--choke out your word.

Lord, you alone make me lie down

in safety; I will both lie down

and sleep in peace.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 15; 147:1-11; 48; 4

Isa. 44:24-45:7

Eph. 5:1-14

Mark 4:1-20

Selected Verses

Ps. 4:8

 I will both lie down and sleep in peace;
          for you alone, O LORD, make me lie down in safety.

Isa. 44:24a

Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer,
          who formed you in the womb:
I am the LORD, who made all things…

Eph. 5:8b-10

Live as children of light--for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true.  Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. 

Mark 4:18-19

"…And others are those sown among the thorns: these are the ones who hear the word, but the cares of the world, and the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it yields nothing.