I confess, O God--the
image of you
trampling down peoples
in anger,
crushing them flat in
your wrath
till your robes were bloody
red,
is to me out of joint with
that
of Jesus peacefully
entering
Jerusalem on a donkey colt
to loud cheers of
Hosanna.
Forgive me, I cannot
hold the two together.
I know you as gracious
and merciful, slow to
anger
and abounding in
steadfast love,
the God of grace, mercy,
and peace,
and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 135; 145; 97; 112
Isa. 63:1-6
1 Tim. 1:1-17
Mark 11:1-11
Selected Verses
Ps. 145:8
The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
Isa. 63:6
I trampled down peoples in my anger,
I crushed them in my wrath,
and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”
I crushed them in my wrath,
and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”
1 Tim. 1:1
To Timothy, my loyal child in the faith:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus
our Lord.
Mark 11:9
Then those who went ahead [of Jesus riding the colt to
Jerusalem] and those who followed were shouting,
“Hosanna!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! …"
“Hosanna!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! …"
No comments:
Post a Comment