[From April 18, 2009 archive]
We have experienced the blast of the
ruthless,
the alien noise, and the anguish of pain;
but we also have known the joy of relief
as we lie down and you restore our souls.
You shade us from the heat and replace
noisy clamor with the quiet of still
waters.
Even the bellow of the song of the
ruthless
must not prevent us from telling of your
mercy.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 92; 149; 23;
114
Isa. 25:1-9
Acts 4:13-31
John 16:16-33
.
Selected Verses
Ps. 23:2-3a
He makes me
lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;
he restores my
soul.
Isa. 25:4b-5
When the blast of the ruthless was like a winter rainstorm,
the noise of
aliens like heat in a dry place,
you subdued the heat with the shade of clouds;
the song of
the ruthless was stilled.
Acts 4:17
“…But to keep [the news of the healing by Peter and John] from
spreading further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone
in this name.” [The high priest and
members of his council, to one another]
John 16:21
“…When a woman is in
labor, she has pain, because her hour has come.
But when her child is born, she no longer remembers the anguish because
of the joy of having brought a human being into the world. … ” [Jesus to his eleven disciples, at table with
them]
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