Lord Jesus, teach us how to gain a wise heart.
May we empty our heart from jealousy,
may we banish from it hostility.
Do not let evil deceive us,
and make us glad to see the light
when you send a burning, shining lamp,
especially when the light is a beacon to you.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 90; 149; 80; 72
Isa. 11:10-16
Rev. 20:1-10
John 5:30-47
Selected Verses
Ps. 90:12
So teach us to count our days
that we may gain a wise heart.
Isa. 11:13
The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart,
the hostility of Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah,
and Judah shall not be hostile towards Ephraim.
Rev. 20:3
…and threw [the serpent who is the Devil and Satan] into the pit, and locked and sealed it over him, so that he would deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be let out for a little while.
John 5:35-36a
“…[John] was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. But I have a testimony greater than John’s …”
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