Warning Against the Adulteress7 My son, keep my wordsand treasure up my commandments with you;2  keep my commandments and live;keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;

20  My son, keep your father’s commandment,and forsake not your mother’s teaching.21  Bind them on your heart always;tie them around your neck.

6 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,have given your pledge for a stranger,2  if you are snared in the words of your mouth,caught in the words of your mouth,

Almighty God, you sent your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take our flesh upon him and to suffer death on the cross. Grant that we may share in his obedience to your will and in the glorious victory of his resurrection.

Dear gracious and heavenly Father, You are our God with the power and the authority to choose and grant a new race. We thank You, holy God, for making us a chosen race through the powerful blood of Jesus Christ that was poured into our lives.

Dear gracious and loving God, we are often faced with fear and doubt. At times we feel forgotten and forsaken. Just like Jesus in Gethsemane, we struggle with the bitterness and cruelty of life. There are times when we feel distant and separated from You. Oh God, thank You for these words spoken to Abraham.

Dear gracious and loving God, we are often faced with fear and doubt. At times we feel forgotten and forsaken. Just like Jesus in Gethsemane, we struggle with the bitterness and cruelty of life. There are times when we feel distant and separated from You. Oh God, thank You for these words spoken to Abraham.

Dear gracious heavenly Father, through the promise of Baptism You have bestowed a new identity upon us. We are no longer aliens or foreigners separated from You. We are now called and cleansed through the work of Jesus on the cross.