I. Readings
Psalms 25, 40, 84
Judges 9:1-16, 19-21
Acts 4:13-31
John 2:1-12
II. Selections
Psalm 84:3
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
at your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my King and my God.
Judges 9:7b-8
"Listen to me, you lords of Shechem, so that God may listen to you.
The trees once went out
to anoint a king over themselves.
So they said to the olive tree,
'Reign over us.' ... "
Acts 4:31
When [ Peter, John, and their friends] had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness.
John 2:7
Jesus said to [ the servants], "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim.
III. Meditation: Even the sparrow and the swallow
At your altars the sparrow has a place,
the swallow builds her nest.
If such as these are welcome in your presence,
why should we need a human king?
As the servants filled the jars with water,
fill us with your Spirit to the brim.
Change insipid water into wine
and shake our gathering place,
that with boldness we may
speak your word.
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