TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A Lectionary #94
In life as in death we belong to the Lord.

Jeremiah 20:10-13. Even though human friends turn away from the prophet, he still puts his trust in God, who stands with him “like a mighty champion.”

Psalm of the Day:  Ps (68) 69
In its original context, this is an individual lament addressed to God by someone who has been unjustly accused of theft. The imagery of trial by ordeal and judgment meted out by the elders is mostly omitted in this edited version; what remains is an appeal to God for justice and an invitation to all who are unjustly accused to remember that “the Lord hears the poor.”

In Your Abundant Love   PSL A-126
In Your Great Love (O'Carroll/Somerville)  CBW 145
Lord, in Your Great Love (Alstott)   BB
Lord, in Your Great Love (Guimont)  GC 68/GC2 939/LPMG 94
Lord, in Your Great Love (Hunstiger)   SS
Lord, in Your Great Love (Janco) PRM A73/PMB 674/WS
Lord, in Your Great Love (Kogut)   PCY10 30
Lord, in Your Great Love (Peloquin/Gelineau)   LPGG 903/RS 98
Lord, in Your Great Love (Schiavone)   JS 981/LP 125

Suggested Common Psalm:  Ps 91 (90)

Be with Me, Lord, when I Am in Trouble

Romans 5:12-15. Listen to Paul get lost in his own argument as he tries to explain the difference that Christ has made. Simplified, the argument is this: Death as exile from God entered the world because of sin, specifically because of the sin of Adam, the “type” of all human beings. But in the death of Christ, all that sin and therefore death-as-exile-because-of-sin was wiped away by the grace of God.

Matthew 10:26-33. In death as in life, trust in God, and proclaim your faith boldly.

Songs for the Liturgy

A Living Hope (2)  CBW 613/PMB 284
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (1,G)  GP 617/WC 804/MI‑BB/GC 607/GC2 594/JS 709/RS 741/PMB 420/WS/SS
A Shelter in the Time of Storm (1,G)  LMGM 165
*All That Is Hidden (G)  MI‑BB/JS 762/GP 585/GC2 654
All Will Be Well (1,Ps,G)   PMB 443/GC2 584/WC 838/WS
All You Who Seek a Comfort Sure (1,G)  WOR 490/CBW 425
Amazing Grace (1,2,G)  WOR 583/CBW 480/GP 615/WC 662/MI‑BB/LMGM 173/GC 612/GC2 586/JS 713/RS 737/PMB 323/WS/SS
Be Not Afraid (1,G)  GP 602/GC 608/GC2 596/CBW 481/MI‑BB/LMGM 123/WC 839/JS 706/RS 734/PMB 446/WS/SS
Be Still, and Know That I Am God (1,Ps,G)  GC 618/RS 736/WC 831/WS
Blest Be the Lord (1,G)  GP 599/GC 617/GC2 585/MI‑BB/JS 708
By Gracious Powers (1,G)  WOR 577
Do Not Be Afraid (1,Ps,G)  GP 630/JS 731
Do Not Fear to Hope (1,Ps,2,G)  GP 597/GC 596
Faith of Our Fathers (1,G)  WOR 571/CBW 446/WC 805/MI‑BB/GC 600/GC2 579/JS 698/RS 726/GP 592/PMB 421/WS/SS
For You Are My God (1,Ps,G)  GP 612/GC 616/CBW 483/JS 710/MI‑BB
Gift of Finest Wheat (C)   WOR 736/CBW 603/MI‑BB/LMGM 136/GP 525/WC 629/GC 815/GC2 816/JS 803/RS 912/PMB 300/WS/SS
*Give Thanks and Remember, v 3 (G)  PMB 315/WC 644/WS
God Is My Great Desire (1,G)  WOR 581
God Is Our Fortress and Our Rock (1,G)  WOR 575, 576
Harbor of My Heart (1,G)   PMB 138/WC 382/WS
Hold Me in Life (1,G)  MI‑BB 492/GC 599/JS 702/GP 596
How Can I Keep from Singing (1,G)  GC 603/GC2 598/GP 616/MI‑BB/WC 828/JS 721/RS 733/PMB 439/WS/SS
How Firm a Foundation (1,G)  WOR 585/MI‑BB/LMGM 102/GC 606/GC2 587/WC 833/JS 716/RS 731/PMB 438/SS
How Shall I Sing to God? (G)  GC 591
I Have Been Anointed (1,G)   PMB 395/WC 780/WS
I Will Be with You (1,Ps,G)  RS 603/GC 455
I Will Choose Christ (G)  GP 459/JS 775/GC2 683/MI‑BB
Jesus, Lead the Way (1,2,G)  WOR 611/RS 755/GC2 632
Lead Me, Guide Me (1,G)  LMGM 168/GC 574/GC2 555/WC 777/RS 712/PMB 397/WS/MI-BB/SS
Lord Jesus, We Must Know You (G)  CBW 517
My Refuge (1,G)  GC 610/CBW 496
Now Go Forward (G)  GC 691
O Christ, Unsheath Your Sword (G)   HG 94
O God, Our Help in Ages Past (1,G)  WOR 579/CBW 644/WC 829/MI‑BB/LMGM 230/GC 614/GC2 588/JS 705/RS 735/GP 613/PMB 435/WS/SS
O God, You Search Me (1,Ps,G)  GP 601/JS 711/GC2 509/MI‑BB
On Eagle's Wings (1,G)  GP 598/MI‑BB/GC 611/GC2 593/WC 850/JS 704/RS 740/PMB 453/WS/SS
Precious Lord, Take My Hand (1,G)  LMGM 162/GC 874/GC2 847/WC 841/MI‑BB/RS 754/GP 478/PMB 448/WS
Ps 27:  The Lord Is My Light (1,G)
Ps 91: Be with Me, Lord (1,Ps,G) 
Rise Up, O Saints of God (G)   WC 766
*Save Us, Lord (E)   PSL A-125/SS
Shine on Me (1,G)  LMGM 160
Stand by Me (1,G)  LMGM 164
Surely It Is God Who Saves Me (1,G)  WOR 584/CBW 500/RS 739
The Lord Is My Hope (1,G)  GC 613/JS 730/MI‑BB/GP 631
The Lord Is Near ‑‑ Balhoff et al. (1,G)  GC 609/GC2 599/GP 606/JS 719
*The Lord Is the Strength of His People (E)   IH 48
The Love of Christ Urges Us On (2,G)   PMB 477/WC 885
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (2)  WOR 595, 596/MI‑BB/GC 626/GC2 603/CBW 443/WC 660/JS 748/RS 742/GP 639/PMB 322/WS/SS
Though the Mountains May Fall (1,G)  GP 605/GC 602/GC2 595/MI‑BB/JS 715
We Bring God's Holy Love (G)   PMB 469/WC 883/WS
We Cannot Measure How You Heal (2)  GC 575/GC2 558
We Will Drink the Cup (G)  GC 709
*What You Hear in the Dark (G)  GP 660
When in Our Music God Is Glorified (G)  WOR 549/GC 560, 561/GC2 539/CBW 509/WC 915/JS 624/RS 665, 680/PMB 491/SS
When We Eat This Bread (2)  GP 510/JS 823/MI‑BB
You Are All We Have (1,Ps,G)  RS 643/GC 505/GC2 508/SS
You Are Near (1,Ps,G)  GP 619/WC 854/GC 604/GC2 590/JS 722/CBW 487/MI‑BB/WS
*You Have Put on Christ, v 2 (2)   JS 547/MI-BB
*You Open Your Hand (C)    PSL A-127/SS
You Will Draw Water (1,G)  GC 620/WC 344/SS