In the Wilderness: Fed, Tested, and Humbled--March 11, 2019

In the wilderness you have fed us, dear God,

and there you have tested and humbled us.

We know that your judgments are right,

that in faithfulness you humbled us,

and that in the end you did us good.

Jesus was tested by what he suffered;

he is able to help us when we are tested,

but in faith we must do whatever he tells us.

If we hope in your word, others see and rejoice.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 119:73-80; 145; 121; 6

Deut. 8:1-20

Heb. 2:11-18

John 2:1-12

Selected Verses

Ps. 119:74-75

Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice,
          because I have hoped in your word.
I know, O LORD, that your judgments are right,
          and that in faithfulness you have humbled me. 

Deut. 8:16

…and fed you in the wilderness with manna that your ancestors did not know, to humble you and to test you, and in the end to do you good. 

Heb. 2:18

Because [Jesus] himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested.

John 2:5

[Jesus'] mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."