God, Our Refuge--June 10, 2019

You are a refuge for us, God;

we pour out our hearts before you.

Although we like to commend ourselves,

when we consider the suffering Jesus endured,

we are ashamed to even think of doing so.

Help us rather to return to you, to obey

you with all our heart and soul,

and to trust in you always.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 62; 145; 73; 9

Deut. 30:1-10

2 Cor. 10:1-18

Luke 18:31-43

Selected Verses

Ps. 62:8

Trust in [God] at all times, O people;
          pour out your heart before him;
          God is a refuge for us.              Selah

Deut. 30:2

…and return to the LORD your God, and you and your children obey him with all your heart and with all your soul, just as I am commanding you today…

2 Cor. 10:18

For it is not those who commend themselves that are approved, but those whom the Lord commends.

Luke 18:32-33

"…For [the Son of Man] will be handed over to the Gentiles; and he will be mocked and insulted and spat upon.  After they have flogged him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise again."  [Jesus, to the twelve]