Lord God, when we have no help in us,
when any resource is driven from us,
when at last we put all else aside,
in despair kneel down to pray,
then we learn the flesh is useless
and that your Spirit gives life.
You are our strength and shield;
in you our hearts trust, and we
are helped. We exult, and
we give you thanks.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 54; 146; 28; 99
Job 6:1-4, 8-15, 21
Acts 9:32-43
John 6:60-71
Selected Verses
Ps. 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts;
so I am helped, and my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.
Job 6:12-13
“…Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze? In truth I have no help in me, and any resource is driven from me. …” [Job replies to Eliphaz]
Acts 9:40a
Peter put all of [the widows] outside, and then he knelt down and prayed.
John 6:63
“…It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. …” [Jesus, to his disciples]
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