God, a Very Present Help in Trouble--June 30, 2019

God, our refuge and strength;

you are a very present help in trouble.

If we truly believed this, we would not fear;

we would not waver to tell the truth,

afraid of what others think.

Make us strong in our faith,

trusting you to do what you promise.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 67; 150; 46; 93

1 Sam. 10:1-16

Rom. 4:13-25

Matt. 21:23-32

Selected Verses

Ps. 46:1-2a

God is our refuge and strength,
          a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear…

1 Sam. 10:16

Saul said to his uncle, “He told us that the donkeys had been found.”  But about the matter of the kingship, of which Samuel had spoken, he did not tell him anything.

Rom. 4:20-21

No distrust made [Abraham] waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.

Matt. 21:25-27a

“…Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?”  And [the chief priests and elders] argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ [Jesus] will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’  But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we are afraid of the crowd; for all regard John as a prophet.”  So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.”