O Shepherd God,
we are obsessed by
power.
We think power makes
us happy,
but when we are
strong, we suppose
that we have no need
of you--
that is our downfall.
When we are strong,
show us how to use
power
to help those who are
weak,
lest we lose our
strength
before we turn to
you.
Restore our souls;
lead us in the power
of
your Spirit, that we
may
proclaim your kingdom
by the way we serve
to build up our
neighbor.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 92; 149; 23; 114
Deut. 32:34-43
Rom. 15:1-13
Luke 9:1-17
Selected Verses
Ps. 23:1-3a
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;
he restores my soul.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;
he restores my soul.
Deut. 32:36
Indeed the LORD will vindicate his people,
have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone,
neither bond nor free remaining.
have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone,
neither bond nor free remaining.
Rom. 15:1-2, 13
We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the
weak, and not to please ourselves. Each of us must please our neighbor
for the good purpose of building up the neighbor. … May the God of
hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in
hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Luke 9:1-2
Then Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power
and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to
proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.
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