April 04, 2006

I. Readings
Psalms 25, 34, 91
Exodus 5:1-6:1
1 Corinthians 14:20-33a, 39-40
Mark 9:42-50

II. Selections
Psalm 91:4
...he will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

Exodus 5:2
But Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should heed him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go."

1 Corinthians 14:32-33
And the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets, for God is a God not of disorder but of peace.

Mark 9:50
Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

III. Meditation: Under your wings-peace and salt
Ever-faithful God, our shield and buckler,
under your covering wings
we find refuge from the battle.

You are a God not of disorder
but of peace; and you call us
to be at peace with one another.

Yet you call us also to saltiness-
when Pharaoh insists on slavery, to resist him,
and to make room under your pinions for the oppressed.

Pharaoh does not know you and will not heed you,
but we know you well and must obey.
The spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets.