Jesus and the Bread of Tears--Dec. 13, 2014

Lord Jesus, you were counted among the lawless,

and the bread you ate was the bread of tears,

and you had tears to drink in full measure.

You had the right to a far better life,

but the way you lived and died

was an example for us.

Help us walk in your way,

not in the way of those who

are full of  conspiracy theories,

or of those who live in fear and dread.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 90; 149; 80; 72

Isa. 8:1-15

2 Thess. 3:6-18

Luke 22:31-38

Selected Verses

Ps. 80:5

 You have fed [your people] with the bread of tears,
          and given them tears to drink in full measure. 

Isa. 8:11-12

For the LORD spoke thus to me while his hand was strong upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what it fears, or be in dread.

2 Thess. 3:9

This was not because we do not have that right [to eat bread without paying for it], but in order to give you an example to imitate. 

Luke 22:37

"…For I tell you, this scripture must be fulfilled in me, 'And he was counted among the lawless'; and indeed what is written about me is being fulfilled."  [Jesus to his disciples]