I. Readings
Psalms 24, 25, 110
Isaiah 13:1-13
Hebrews 12:18-29
John 3:22-30
II. Selections
Psalm 24:7
Lift up your heads, O gates!
and be lifted up, O ancient doors!
that the King of glory may come in.
Isaiah 13:11
I will punish the world for its evil,
and the wicked for their iniquity;
I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant,
and lay low the insolence of tyrants ...
Hebrews 12:28
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe ...
John 3:29b-c
" ...The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. For this reason my joy has been fulfilled. ... " [ John the Baptizer to his disciples]
III. Meditation: The fate of the Bridegroom
John the Baptist rejoiced at the voice of Jesus,
though it meant a loss of his own importance.
John recognized a kingdom that cannot be shaken-
with reverence and awe gave thanks for it.
He lifted his head, opened the doors of his heart,
that the King of Glory might come in.
But John knew first hand about evil and wickedness;
he lost his life to the arrogant pride of an insolent tyrant.
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