O God, you have called us to be your children, and have promised that those who suffer with Christ will be heirs with him of your glory: Arm us with such trust in him that we may ask no rest from his demands and have no fear in his service; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry come to you!

2 Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress!

Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call!

3For my days pass away like smoke,

and my bones burn like a furnace.

4My heart is struck down like grass and has withered;

I forget to eat my bread.

5Because of my loud groaning

my bones cling to my flesh.

6I am like a desert owl of the wilderness,

like an owl of the waste places;

Psalm 102 English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary

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Jeremiah 26:1-16 - Romans 11:1-12 - John 10:19-42