But God knows we are frail March 21, 2024
Psalm 103:14-16 For the Lord knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. The wind blows and we are gone—as though we had never been here.
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Litany of Penitence 10
For our negligence in prayer and worship,
For our presumption and abuse of your means of grace,
Lord, have mercy upon us,
For we have sinned against you.
As we approach the end of Lent, this 19th century song is as reassuring now as it was when Charitie wrote it: Before the Throne of God Above, Charitie Lees Bancroft (1841-1892) and Vicki Cook, sung by Kristyn Getty
Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea
A great High Priest whose name is love
Who ever lives and pleads for me
My name is graven on His hands
My name is written on His heart
I know that while in heav’n He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart.
When Satan tempts me to despair
And tells me of the guilt within
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end to all my sin
Because the sinless Savior died
My sinful soul is counted free
For God the Just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me.
Behold Him there, the risen Lamb
My perfect, spotless Righteousness
The great unchangeable I Am
The King of glory and of grace
One with Himself, I cannot die
My soul is purchased by His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high
With Christ my Savior and my God
Debra Kornfield 