Merciful God, you know how I am,
you know what I am doing.
You take pleasure in your people
when they are humble—
I am not humble.
Lord, put your Spirit within me;
replace my heart of stone
with a heart of flesh,
and give me faith
to make me well.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 92; 149; 23; 114
Ezek. 36:22-27
Eph. 6:1-24
Matt. 9:18-26
Selected Verses
Ps. 149:4
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with victory.
he adorns the humble with victory.
Ezek. 36:26
A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. [The Lord GOD to the house of Israel]
Eph. 6:21a, 22a
So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, …I am sending [Tychicus] to you for this very purpose, to let you know how we are, and to encourage your hearts.
Matt. 9:22a
Jesus turned, and seeing [the woman with hemorrhages] he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.”
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