September 10, 2005

I. Readings
Psalms 98, 104, 138
1 Kings 18:41-19:8
Philippians 3:17-4:7
Matthew 3:13-17

II. Selections
Ps. 104:34
May my meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the LORD.

1 Kings 18:41-42
Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of rushing rain." So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; there he bowed himself down upon the earth and put his face between his knees.

Phil. 4:6-7
Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Matt. 3:17
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased."

III. Meditation: Guarded by peace that surpasses understanding
In a time of crisis, King Ahab went up to eat and drink, while Elijah bowed down upon the earth with his face between his knees. Make us less like Ahab and more like Elijah. In everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let our requests be made known to you. Take away our worry, O God, and may your peace, which surpasses all understanding, guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus. As you were pleased with him, may our meditation be pleasing to you, for we rejoice in you.