I. Readings
Psalms 16, 102, 130
Isaiah 7:10-25
2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5
Luke 22:14-30
II. Selections
Psalm 16:4
Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;
their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out.
Isaiah 7:23
On that day every place where there used to be a thousand vines, worth a thousand shekels of silver, will become briers and thorns.
2 Thessalonians 3:5
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
Luke 22:19a
Then [ Jesus] took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body ... "
III. Meditation: Briers and thorns
We multiply our sorrows when we choose any god but you,
when we substitute briers and thorns for the living vine.
You who offered your body, shed your blood-
direct our hearts to your steadfastness
and to the love of God.
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