Awesome God, your everlasting love and mercy given so freely to me and others is reason to rejoice. Forgive me my rebellious ways and cancel the punishment I deserve. I pray today for the multitudes who have not heard your message. Help me reflect your love to others through my life that they may repent and turn to you. Amen.
(From "Daily Texts")

1 I will sing of your love and justice;
to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.
2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life— when will you come to me?
I will walk in my house with blameless heart.
3 I will set before my eyes no vile thing.
The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me.
4 Men of perverse heart shall be far from me;
I will have nothing to do with evil.
5 Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure.
6 My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me;
he whose walk is blameless will minister to me.
Psalm 101 New International Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary
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Proverbs 21:30-22:6 – 1 Timothy 4:1-16 – Matthew 13:24-30