Our Help and Our Hope--April 27, 2021

 Our Lord Jesus Christ, 

you bless the  poor and the hungry,

you bless and console those who weep.

 

Through you God reconciles all things.

We need have no fear or dismay;

you are our help and hope.

 

And how shall we respond?

By helping to feed the hungry,

 sharing our wealth with the poor,

and by comforting those who weep.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 98; 146; 66; 116

Jer. 30:10-17

Col. 1:15-23

Luke 6:12-26

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 146:5

Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
          whose hope is in the LORD their God…

 

Jer. 30:10a

But as for you, have no fear, my servant Jacob, says the LORD,
          and do not be dismayed, O Israel…

 

Col. 1:20

…and through [Christ] God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.

 

Luke 6:20-21

Then [Jesus] looked up at his disciples and said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,
          for yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who are hungry now,
          for you will be filled.
“Blessed are you who weep now,
          for you will laugh.  …”