The words “passing over” recall the text in Exodus 34:6-7, where God is revealed to Moses as gracious and merciful, forgiving guilt and sin. As one who delights in mercy, God has compassion on us and even casts our sins into the sea, reminiscent of the grand finale of the Exodus story. How wonderful for us to contemplate this during this season of Lent!
Namaste! Amen!
The Readings
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20
Shepherd your people with your staff,
the flock that belongs to you,
which lives alone in a forest
in the midst of a garden land;
let them feed in Bashan and Gilead
as in the days of old.
As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
show us marvelous things.
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over the transgression
of the remnant of your possession?
You do not retain your anger forever,
because you delight in showing clemency.
You will again have compassion upon us;
you will tread our iniquities under foot.
You will cast all our sins
into the depths of the sea.
You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and unswerving loyalty to Abraham,
as you have sworn to our ancestors
from the days of old.
Psalm 103
Luke 15:1-3,11-32
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