To See with Eyes of the Spirit--May 23, 2021

 

How manifold are your works, O God.

In wisdom you have made them all;

the earth is full of your creatures. 

 

We see with eyes of the world;

help us to see your works

with eyes of the Spirit.

 

Then we will be filled

with the peace you give us;

the wolf will live with the lamb,

 

the leopard will lie down with the kid,

the calf and the lion and fatling together,

and our hearts will not be troubled or afraid,

 

for a little child, born in Bethlehem, will lead us.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 104; 150; 29; 33

Isaiah 11:1-9

1 Cor. 2:1-13

John 14:21-29

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 104:24

O LORD, how manifold are your works!
          In wisdom you have made them all;
          the earth is full of your creatures.

 

Isaiah 11:1-9

 The wolf shall live with the lamb,
          the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
the calf and the lion and the fatling together,
          and a little child shall lead them.

 

1 Cor. 2:12

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. 

 

John 14:27

“…Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.  …”  [Jesus, to his disciples]