[From Nov. 15, 2014 archive]
Each of us stands in
the valley of decision.
Have you not counted
our tears,
O God, as we toss and
turn?
We cannot serve you
and wealth--
we will hate the one
and love the other.
Have you not chosen
the poor in the world
to be rich in faith
and heirs to the kingdom
you have promised to
those who love you?
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 56; 149; 118; 111
Joel 3:9-17
James 2:1-13
Luke 16:10-18
Selected Verses
Ps. 56:8
You have kept count of my tossings;
put my tears in your bottle.
Are they not in your record?
put my tears in your bottle.
Are they not in your record?
Joel 3:14
Multitudes, multitudes,
in the valley of decision!
For the day of the LORD is near
in the valley of decision.
in the valley of decision!
For the day of the LORD is near
in the valley of decision.
James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to
be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those
who love him?
Luke 16:13
"…No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will
either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise
the other. You cannot serve God and
wealth." [Jesus to his disciples]
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