Brought Very Low--Oct. 8, 2021

[From Oct. 11, 2019 archive]

 

The victims of war are brought very low;

their persecutors are too strong for them.

They are the poorest people in the world;

all that they own has been carried away.

Give heed to their cry.

 

When one people suffer,

we all suffer together.

Have mercy on them,

 Lord Jesus.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 51; 148; 142; 65

2 Kings 23:36-24:17

1 Cor. 12:12-26

Matt. 9:27-34

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 142:6

Give heed to my cry,
          for I am brought very low.

Save me from my persecutors,
          for they are too strong for me.

 

2 Kings 24:14

He carried away all Jerusalem, all the officials, all the warriors, ten thousand captives, all the artisans and the smiths; no one remained, except the poorest people of the land.

 

1 Cor. 12:26

If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.

 

Matt. 9:27

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, crying loudly, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”