Here’s a scripture litany inspired by two of
the suggested scripture readings for Proper 18 A (Matthew 18 and Romans 13). It
was compiled by Katherine Hawker, and posted on Liturgy Outside the Box.
Scripture Litany
(based on Matthew 18
and Romans 13)
Again, I saw vanity under the sun:
the case of solitary individuals, without
sons or brothers;
yet there is no end to all their toil,
and their eyes are never satisfied with
riches.
"For whom am I toiling," they ask,
"and depriving myself of pleasure?"
This also is vanity and an unhappy business. (Ecclesiastes
4:7-8)
Owe no one anything, except to love one
another;
for the one who loves another has fulfilled
the law. (Romans 13:8)
Truly I tell you,
whatever you bind on earth will be bound in
heaven,
and whatever you loose on earth
will be loosed in heaven.
(Matthew 18:18)
Two are better than one,
because they have a good reward for their
toil.
For if they fall, one will lift up the other;
but woe to one who is alone and falls
and does not have another to help.
Again, if two lie together, they keep warm;
but how can one keep warm alone? (Ecclesiastes
4:9-11)
The commandments say,
"You shall not commit adultery;
You shall not murder;
You shall not steal;
You shall not covet"; and any other
commandment,
are summed up in this word,
"Love your neighbor as yourself." (Romans
13:9)
Again, truly I tell you,
if two of you agree on earth about anything
you ask,
it will be done for you by my Father in
heaven. (Matthew 18:19)
Love does no wrong to a neighbor;
therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.
(Romans 13:10)
For where two or three are gathered in my
name,
I am there among them." (Matthew
18:20)
And though one might prevail against another,
two will withstand one.
A threefold cord is not quickly broken. (Ecclesiastes
4:12)
