I. Readings
Psalms 63, 100, 122
Esther 9:1-32
Acts 20:1-16
Luke 4:38-44
II. Selections
Psalm 63:8
My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.
Esther 9:5
So the Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, slaughtering, and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them.
Acts 20:16
For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; he was eager to be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.
Luke 4:42
At daybreak [ Jesus] departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowds were looking for him; and when they reached him, they wanted to prevent him from leaving them.
III. Meditation: Clinging
Our soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds us;
and that is good.
The crowds clung to Jesus;
they did not want to let him leave;
and that is forgivable.
Paul clung to his desire
to celebrate Pentecost in Jerusalem,
and that is understandable.
In the name of justice
we cling to the right of vengeful slaughter,
and that is a sinful scandal.
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