[From Aug. 26, 2013 archive]
The heart of David
was steadfast;
he kept his promise
to make Solomon king.
When you call us to
act may our hearts be steadfast,
whether we must flee
to hide in the mountains
or stand on our feet
to serve and to testify.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 57; 145; 85; 47
1 Kings 1:1-31
Acts 26:1-23
Mark 13:14-27
Selected Verses
Ps. 57:7
My
heart is steadfast, O God,
my heart is steadfast.
my heart is steadfast.
1 Kings 1:30
"…as
I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Your son Solomon shall succeed
me as king, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,' so will I do this
day." [King David to Bathsheba]
Acts 26:16
"'…But
get up and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to
appoint you to serve and testify to the things in which you have seen me and to
those in which I will appear to you.
…'" [Paul recounting to King
Agrippa how Jesus spoke to him in a vision]
Mark 13:14
"But
when you see the desolating sacrilege set up where it ought not to be (let the
reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains…" [Jesus to Peter, James, John, and Andrew]
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