What Hosea Might Say of Us--Oct. 2, 2014

O God, there is no faithfulness or loyalty,

and no knowledge of you in the land.

There is much shouting--some one

thing and some another, until

no one understands anything.

But others stand quietly watching,

eager to catch the righteous doing wrong;

while they ignore those with hands full of bribes.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 116; 147:12-20; 26; 130

Hosea 4:1-10

Acts 21:27-36

Luke 6:1-11

Selected Verses

Ps. 26:9-10

Do not sweep me away with sinners,
          nor my life with the bloodthirsty, 

those in whose hands are evil devices,
          and whose right hands are full of bribes.

Hosea 4:1

Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel; for the LORD has an indictment against the inhabitants of the land.  There is no faithfulness or loyalty, and no knowledge of God in the land.

Acts 21:34

Some in the crowd shouted one thing, some another; and as [the tribune] could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered [Paul] to be brought into the barracks.

Luke 6:7

The scribes and the Pharisees watched [Jesus] to see whether he would cure on the sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him.