Would I Want to Be a Disciple?--Feb. 22, 2016

Jesus, when people heard all that you

were doing, they came to you,

much as starving people had come to

see Joseph in Egypt for grain.

But some who followed you remained

hungry, thirsty, poorly clothed,

beaten, tired, homeless.  Nevertheless,

 they wanted to be your disciples.

I too have heard of your fame, Jesus,

of your awesome deeds and of  

your abundant goodness; how much

do I want to be your disciple?

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 119:73-80; 145; 121; 6

Gen. 41:46-57

1 Cor. 4:8-21

Mark 3:7-19a

Selected Verses

Ps. 145:6-7

The might of your awesome deeds shall be proclaimed,
          and I will declare your greatness.
They shall celebrate the fame of your abundant goodness,
          and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

Gen. 41:57

Moreover, all the world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine became severe throughout the world.

1 Cor. 4:11-12a

To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed and beaten and homeless, and we grow weary from the work of our own hands.

Mark 3:8

…hearing all that [Jesus] was doing, [people] came to him in great numbers from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and the region around Tyre and Sidon.