[From Feb. 19, 2011 archive; adapted from my Feb. 17, 2001 journal]
God, let me be content—
content and humble,
content and contrite in spirit,
trembling before your word.
God, let me be content—
content with what I have,
content to give ungrudgingly,
not calculating the cost.
God, let me be content—
so content that I am glad
in this day you have made,
in each new day you give me.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 56; 149; 118; 111
Isa. 66:1-6
1 Tim. 6:1-21
Mark 12:35-44
Selected Verses
Ps. 118:24
This is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Isa. 66:2
All these things my hand has made,
and so all these things are mine,
says the LORD.
But this is the one to whom I will look,
to the humble and contrite in spirit,
who trembles at my word.
and so all these things are mine,
says the LORD.
But this is the one to whom I will look,
to the humble and contrite in spirit,
who trembles at my word.
1 Tim. 6:6-8
Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment; for we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
Mark 12:43-44
Then [Jesus] called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
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