[From Aug. 13, 2009
archive]
Like Absalom,
we deceive others;
like the accusers of Paul,
we deceive ourselves as well.
Jesus did not deceive others or himself.
He understood what would happen to him,
and he tried to make his followers
understand.
You show us the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of
life;
in your right hand are pleasures
forevermore--
but we must also face pain and sorrow.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 97:
147:12-20; 16; 62
2 Sam. 15:1-18
Acts 21:27-36
Mark 10:32-45
Selected Verses
Ps. 97:11
You show me the
path of life.
In your presence there is fullness
of joy;
in your right hand are pleasures
forevermore.
2 Sam. 15:11
Two hundred men
from Jerusalem went with Absalom; they were invited guests, and they went in
their innocence, knowing nothing of the matter.
Acts 21:27-36
For [the Jews
from Asia] had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with [Paul] in the city,
and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
Mark 10:32
[Jesus and his
disciples] were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead
of them; they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside again and began to
tell them what was to happen to him…
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