Who May Abide with You?--Jan. 3, 2020

O God, who may abide in your tent,

or dwell on your holy hill?

Sometimes we may need to withdraw

and be alone in a safe place.

In the quiet allow me to hear you ask

what I am doing with my life.

Am I speaking truth to my neighbors,

speaking truth from my heart?

Do I remember that all are members

of one another, my neighbors

and I?  Am I walking blamelessly;

am I doing what is right?

I cannot answer these questions

as I should, dear Lord;

but by your grace let me abide

with you, dwell with you.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 111; 148; 107; 15

1 Kings 19:9-18

Eph. 4:17-32

John 6:15-27

Selected Verses

Ps. 15:1-2

O LORD, who may abide in your tent?
          Who may dwell on your holy hill?

Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right,
          and speak the truth from their heart…

1 Kings 19:13b

Then there came a voice to [Elijah] that said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 

Eph. 4:25

So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another.

John 6:15

When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.