I. Readings
Psalms 17, 50, 53
Isaiah 2:1-4
1 Thessalonians 2:13-20
Luke 20:19-26
II. Selections
Psalm 50:23
" ...Those who bring thanksgiving as their sacrifice honor me;
to those who go the right way
I will show the salvation of God." [ God, laying the charge]
Isaiah 2:4
[ The LORD] shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
1 Thessalonians 2:17
As for us, brothers and sisters, when, for a short time, we were made orphans by being separated from you-in person, not in heart-we longed with great eagerness to see you face to face.
Luke 20:25
[ Jesus] said to them, "Then give to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's."
III. Meditation: Face to face in peace
Teach us to bring to you
what belongs to you,
including our thanksgiving.
Teach us to convert our arsenals
into utensils for peace.
Hasten the day when all our loved ones,
separated from us by war,
shall be restored to us face to face.
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