Forgetting that you, O
God, are our Maker,
we use our wealth to
build palaces
and try to protect
ourselves
in fortified cities.
We put on fine
clothes and live in
luxury.
We are like chaff
that the wind
drives away. Soldiers act according
to the instructions
they receive;
can we not live
according
to your instructions?
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 89:1-18; 147:1-11; 1; 33
Hosea 8:1-14
Acts 23:23-35
Luke 7:18-35
Selected Verses
Ps. 1:4
The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
Hosea 8:14
Israel has forgotten his Maker, and built palaces; and Judah
has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it
shall devour his strongholds.
Acts 23:31
So the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul
and brought him during the night to Antipatris.
Luke 7:25
"…What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who put on fine clothing and live
in luxury are in royal palaces.
…" [Jesus to the crowds]
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