Mercy, in Our Time of Need--April 11, 2020

From the depths of the pit,

we call your name, O God.

We stretch out our hands to you;

do not close your ear to our cry

for help—Lord, give us relief.

You raised Christ from the dead;

may your Holy Spirit dwell in us

and give life to our mortal bodies.

Make us bold to approach

your throne of grace,

to receive mercy in

our time of need.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 43; 149; 31; 143

Lam. 3:37-58

Heb. 4:1-16

Rom. 8:1-11

Selected Verses

Ps. 143:6

 I stretch out my hands to you;
          my soul thirsts for you like a parched land.        Selah

Lam. 3:55-56

I called on your name, O LORD, from the depths of the pit; you heard my plea, “Do not close your ear to my cry for help, but give me relief!”

Heb. 4:16

Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Rom. 8:11

If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.