The light fails; darkness comes over the
land,
for we assail the weak and vulnerable—
all whom we consider despised and
worthless—
as we promote the cause of the wealthy.
And even within our own ranks, we are
suspicious
of one another. Society is being torn in two.
Lord have mercy; Christ have mercy.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 62; 145; 73;
9
1 Sam. 15:1-3, 7-23
Acts 9:19b-31
Luke 23:44-56a
Selected Verses
Ps. 62:3
How long will
you assail a person,
will you batter your victim, all of you,
as you would a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
will you batter your victim, all of you,
as you would a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
1 Sam. 15:9
Saul and the
people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep and of the cattle and of the
fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was valuable, and would not utterly
destroy them; all that was despised and worthless they utterly destroyed.
Acts 9:26
When he had come
to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples; and they were all afraid of
him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple.
Luke 23:44-45
It was now about
noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, while
the sun’s light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
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