Before the Mountains Were Brought Forth--Dec. 3, 2016

Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever you had formed the earth and world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

You give shade by day from the heat and

 refuge and shelter from the storm and rain.

The days will come when all that we create

will be thrown down; even so, through Jesus,

you will bring with him those who have died.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 90; 149; 80; 72

Isa. 4:2-6

1 Thess. 4:13-18

Luke 21:5-19

           

Selected Verses

Ps. 90:2

 Before the mountains were brought forth,
          or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
          from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

Isa. 4:6

[The LORD's canopy] will serve as a pavilion, a shade by day from the heat, and a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.

1 Thess. 4:14

For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died. 

Luke 21:5

When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, [Jesus] said, "As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down."