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Psalm 70
Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, Lord, to help me. May those who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace. May those who say to me, \u201cAha! Aha!\u201d turn back because of their shame. But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, \u201cThe Lord is great!\u201d But as for me, I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay.

Exodus 2:11-15
One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. Looking this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, \u201cWhy are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?\u201d The man said, \u201cWho made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?\u201d Then Moses was afraid and thought, \u201cWhat I did must have become known.\u201d When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well.

Hebrews 9:11-14
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!

John 9:24-34
A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. \u201cGive glory to God by telling the truth,\u201d they said. \u201cWe know this man is a sinner.\u201d \xa0He replied, \u201cWhether he is a sinner or not, I don\u2019t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!\u201d \xa0Then they asked him, \u201cWhat did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?\u201d He answered, \u201cI have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?\u201d \xa0Then they hurled insults at him and said, \u201cYou are this fellow\u2019s disciple! We are disciples of Moses! We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don\u2019t even know where he comes from.\u201d The man answered, \u201cNow that is remarkable! You don\u2019t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will. Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.\u201d To this they replied, \u201cYou were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!\u201d And they threw him out.

Prayer
Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, Lord, to help me. \xa0As with Moses and the Egyptian, there are ways that we pursue good things like justice that turn out terribly unjust. \xa0Our attempts at good works still bear the marks of our sin. \xa0Open our eyes again both to our situation and your gracious redemption through the blood of Christ so that in all our ways, we might truly serve you, the living God. \xa0In the name of Jesus we pray, amen.

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