Not the Arrogance of the Strong--May 19, 2015

[From June 7, 2011 archive]

God, not for you is the arrogance of the strong

or the way of the wicked.  You stand with the

alien; you uphold the orphan and the widow.

For the defenseless, the oppressed, you offer hope,

a steadfast anchor of the soul, to enter where Jesus entered.

With joy we return to you--do not let our joy become arrogant.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 98; 146; 66; 116

Ezek. 7:10-15, 23b-27

Heb. 6:13-20

Luke 10:1-17

Selected Verses

Ps. 146:9

The LORD watches over the strangers;

            he upholds the orphan and the widow,

            but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

Ezek. 7:24b

I will put an end to the arrogance of the strong,

            and their holy places shall be profaned.

Heb. 6:19-20a

We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered…

Luke 10:17

The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!"