Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Teacher, Martyr

O God, early in the morning I cry to you.Help me to pray and to concentrate my thoughts on you:I cannot do this alone.In me there is darkness, but with you there is light;I am lonely, but you do not leave me;I am feeble in heart, but with you there is help;I am restless, but with you there is peace.In me there is bitterness, but with you there is patience;I do not understand your ways, but you know the way for me…Restore me to liberty, and enable me to live nowThat I may answer before you and before me.Lord, whatever this day may bring, Your name be praised.
–Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1906-1945

89 The Lord exists for ever;
your word is firmly fixed in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
you have established the earth, and it stands fast.
91 By your appointment they stand today,
for all things are your servants.
92 If your law had not been my delight,
I would have perished in my misery.
93 I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have given me life.
94 I am yours; save me,
for I have sought your precepts.
Psalm 119 New Revised Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary
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Exodus 13:1-2, 11-16 - 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 - Luke 24:1-12