[From April 17, 2009
archive]
I do not ask you to declare the things
that are to come,
nor yearn to shine like the brightness of
the sky;
I do not need to understand your power,
even how to say your holy name.
Tonight it is enough to know
you will not forsake the
work of your hands.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 148; 49; 138
Dan. 12:1-4, 13
Acts 4:1-12
John 16:1-15
Selected Verses
Ps. 138:8
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
your steadfast
love, O LORD, endures forever.
Do not forsake
the work of your hands.
Dan. 12:3
Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky,
and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
Acts 4:7
When [Annas the high priest and those around him] had made the
prisoners stand in their midst, they inquired, "By what power or by what
name did you do this?"
John 16:13
“…When the Spirit of
truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his
own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things
that are to come. …
” [Jesus to his eleven
disciples, at table with them]
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