The men
blindfolded you; they mocked, beat, and struck you,
Jesus, but it was they, not
you, who could not see.
They were in a land
of deep darkness, and you were a lamp
shining in their
darkness, but they did not see you.
We live in a world of
deep darkness, a world in which
the wicked band
together against the righteous
and condemn the innocent
to death.
Give us eyes to see
your lamp
shining in our
darkness.
Lord Jesus, make us
faithful
until the day dawns
and the morning star
rises
in our hearts.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 33; 146; 85; 94
Isa. 9:2-7
2 Peter 1:12-21
Luke 22:54-69
Selected Verses
Ps. 94:20-21
Can wicked rulers be allied with you,
those
who contrive mischief by statute?
They band together against the life of the righteous,
and
condemn the innocent to death.
Isa. 9:2
The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who lived in a land of deep darkness —
on them light has
shined.
2 Peter 1:19b
You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp
shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your
hearts.
Luke 22:63-64
Now the men who were holding Jesus began to mock him and
beat him; they also blindfolded him and kept asking him, "Prophesy! Who is
it that struck you?"
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