Power to the Faint--Jan. 12, 2021

O God, you give power to the faint; 

I am faint.

 

Jesus, you have called me to hope;

I need hope.

 

Lord, you teach with great authority;

you call me to follow.

 

Why should my soul be cast down?

You are my hope and my God.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 42; 146; 102; 133

Isa. 40:25-31

Eph. 1:15-23

Mark 1:14-28

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 42:11

Why are you cast down, O my soul,
          and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
          my help and my God.

 

Isa. 40:29

[The LORD] gives power to the faint,
          and strengthens the powerless.

 

Eph. 1:18b-19

…you may know what is the hope to which [the Lord Jesus] has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. 

 

Mark 1:22

[The people in the synagogue]  were astounded at [Jesus’] teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.