[From Feb. 8, 2012 archive]
O God, your pleasure lies not in displays
of strength or other physical prowess,
but in those who do your will.
We worship you rightly when we present
to you our bodies as a living sacrifice.
May they be acceptable to you.
When we pretend to be who we are not,
or when we judge others for doing so,
by your mercies, Lord, forgive us.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 89:1-18; 147:1-11; 1; 33
Gen. 27:1-29
Room. 12:1-8
John 8:12-20
Selected Verses
Ps. 147:10
His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner…
Gen. 27:22
So Jacob went up to his father Isaac, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”
Rom. 12:1
I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
John 8:15
“…You judge by human standards; I judge no one. …” [Jesus, teaching in the treasury of the temple]
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