You were angry with
Solomon--
who had betrayed all
your
kindness to him and
disobeyed
all your commands--but for
the sake of his
father you
punished not him, but
his son.
You were not angry
with Jesus,
whom we worship as
your Son--
he was pure,
peaceable, gentle,
willing to yield,
full of mercy
and good fruits, without
a
trace of partiality
or hypocrisy--
but for our sake you
allowed
him to be punished
most cruelly.
What shall we return
to you
for all your bounty
to us?
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 116; 147:12-20; 26; 130
1 Kings 11:1-13
James 3:13-4:12
Mark 15:12-21
Selected Verses
Ps. 116:12
What shall I return to the LORD
for all his bounty to me?
for all his bounty to me?
1 Kings 11:12
"…Yet for the sake of your father David I will not [tear
your kingdom from you] in your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your
son. …" [The LORD to Solomon]
James 3:17
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle,
willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality
or hypocrisy.
Mark 15:20
After mocking [Jesus], [the Roman soldiers] stripped him of
the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
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