[From Jan. 21, 2007 archive]
We seek to be
delivered, but where shall we find the way?
Too often the ones to
whom we turn are like stubble;
the fire consumes
them; they cannot deliver themselves
from the power of the
flame—a poor place to get warm!
Perhaps our
motivation will be from other believers
who will provoke us
to love and good deeds.
Or first must we
answer your question at Bethzatha—
after such a long
infirmity, do we want to be made well?
Make your way known
upon the earth,
your saving power
among all nations.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 67; 150; 46; 93
Isa. 47:1-15
Heb. 10:19-31
John 5:2-18
Selected Verses
Psalm 67:2
…that your way may be known upon earth,
your saving
power among all nations.
Isaiah 47:14
See, [those who study the heavens] are like stubble,
the fire
consumes them;
they cannot deliver themselves
from the
power of the flame.
No coal for warming oneself is this,
no fire to
sit before!
Hebrews 10:24
And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and
good deeds…
John 5:6
When Jesus saw [the man who had been ill for 38 years] lying
[by the pool called Bethzatha] and knew that he had been there a long time, he
said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”
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