[From Oct. 21, 2012 archive]
O God, you call us to
praise you
and warn us against
worship of idols.
We do not make graven
images, or little gods,
but technology
produces a host of idols to worship.
Perhaps we have no
need to beat our smartphones to pieces
or lay waste to
tablets and laptops, media players and apps;
yet if we adhere to
Peter's confession, then Jesus is Lord,
and the gadgets that
entertain and divert us from him
must take second
place to his claim on our lives.
Let all the peoples
praise you, O God.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 67; 150; 46; 93
Micah 1:1-9
1 Cor. 10:1-13
Matt. 16:13-20
Selected Verses
Ps. 67:5
Let
the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
let all the peoples praise you.
Micah 1:7a
All
[of Samaria's] images shall be beaten to pieces,
all her wages shall be burned with fire,
and all her idols I will lay waste…
all her wages shall be burned with fire,
and all her idols I will lay waste…
1 Cor. 10:7a
Do
not become idolaters as some of [our ancestors] did…
Matt. 16:15-16
[Jesus]
said to [his disciples], "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the
Messiah, the Son of the living God."
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