O Lord God, you love innocence and you restore it in those who have sinned: Turn back to you our wayward hearts and inflame them with your Holy Spirit, that we may be steadfast in faith and fruitful in works of love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen

1 We have heard with our ears, O God;
our fathers have told us
what you did in their days,
in days long ago.
2 With your hand you drove out the nations
and planted our fathers;
you crushed the peoples
and made our fathers flourish.
4 You are my King and my God,
who decrees victories for Jacob.
5 Through you we push back our enemies;
through your name we trample our foes
8 In God we make our boast all day long,
and we will praise your name forever.
Psalm 44 New International Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary
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Genesis 42:29-38 – 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 – Mark 4:21-34