[From May 12, 2020 archive]
Forgive, dear Jesus, but I am not sure,
exactly how to make amends to you.
Every day I fall so far short
of loving the way you love.
How do I lift up the cup of salvation
and call upon your name?
I wish I could put my failures
on the head of a goat—
have it carry them away
to the wilderness.
As a symbolic act,
that would be powerful.
But you made it clear
that forgiving other people
is key to receiving forgiveness;
I ask your grace to help me do that.
Then Lord, awake or asleep,
let me live with you.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 98; 146; 66; 116
Lev. 16:20-34
Thess. 5:1-11
Matt. 6:7-15
Selected Verses
Ps. 116:13
I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the LORD…
Lev. 16:22
The goat shall bear on itself all their iniquities to a barren region; and the goat shall be set free in the wilderness. [The LORD, to Moses]
1 Thess. 5:9-10
For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with him.
Matt. 6:14-15
“…For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. …” [Jesus, to the crowds on the mountain]
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