I. Readings
Psalms 81, 116, 143
Numbers 23:11-26
Romans 8:1-11
Matthew 22:1-14
II. Selections
Psalm 81:16
I would feed you with the finest of the wheat,
and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you."
Numbers 23:19a
God is not a human being, that he should lie,
or a mortal, that he should change his mind.
Romans 8:11
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.
Matthew 22:12
" ...and [ the king] said to [ the man who was not wearing a wedding robe], "Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?' And he was speechless. ... "
III. Meditation: Fine wheat, sweet honey
How strange that we fail to take you at your word.
You are not a human being, that you should lie,
or a mortal, that you should change your mind.
Yet you have invited us to the wedding feast,
and we have come without a wedding robe,
naked before you and the guests.
You promise to feed us with the finest of the wheat
and satisfy us with honey from the rock,
but we prefer to remain hungry.
O God who raised Jesus from the dead,
let your Spirit dwell in us
and give life to our mortal bodies.
Then, dressed to celebrate our lives, we will live,
as we feast and are satisfied
with your fine wheat and sweet honey.
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