January 11, 2007

I. Readings
Psalms 16, 62, 97
Isaiah 41:17-29
Ephesians 2:11-22
Mark 2:1-12

II. Selections
Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us.
Selah

Isaiah 41:17
When the poor and needy seek water,
and there is none,
and their tongue is parched with thirst,
I the LORD will answer them,
I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

Ephesians 2:19
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God ...

Mark 2:8
At once Jesus perceived in his spirit that they were discussing these questions among themselves; and he said to them, "Why do you raise such questions in your hearts? ... "

III. Meditation: In search of water

We are poor and we are needy;
we seek water in a desert,
and our tongues are parched with thirst.

We are strangers, we are alien;
for your household we are thirsting,
but hostile questions fill our heart.

Do not forsake us, be our refuge;
with your water, slake our thirst;
we pour out our heart before you.