Jesus, when you heard
how John the Baptizer died,
you wanted to mourn
alone, but you could not.
Did you realize you
would be next?
No one knew better than
you
how the oppressed
suffer,
with no one to comfort
them.
If the psalmist is
correct that
the sight of the death
of his
faithful ones is precious
to God, and I believe
it is so, then how
very precious
was the sight
of your death
to redeem us all!
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 143; 147:12-20; 81; 116
Eccl. 3:16-4:3
Gal. 3:1-14
Matt. 14:13-21
Selected Verses
Ps. 116:15
Precious in the sight of the LORD
is the death of his faithful ones.
is the death of his faithful ones.
Eccl. 4:1a
Again I saw all the oppressions that are practiced under the
sun. Look, the tears of the oppressed--with
no one to comfort them!
Gal. 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a
curse for us--for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a
tree"…
Matt. 14:13
Now when Jesus heard [of the execution of John the Baptist),
he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed
him on foot from the towns.
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