I. Readings
Psalms 51, 65, 142
Isaiah 61:1-9
2 Timothy 3:1-17
Mark 10:32-45
II. Selections
Psalm 142:4
Look on my right hand and see-
there is no one who takes notice of me;
no refuge remains to me;
no one cares for me.
Isaiah 61:1b
...[ the LORD] has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and release to the prisoners ...
2 Timothy 3:12
Indeed, all who want to live a Godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
Mark 10:34
" ...[ the Gentiles] will mock [ the Son of Man], and spit upon him, and flog him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise again." [ Jesus to his disciples]
III. Meditation: Persecution
What happened? You were sent to bring good news
to the oppressed and bind up the brokenhearted;
proclaim liberty to captives, release to prisoners.
Yet there was no one to take notice of you-
no one to care for you, no refuge for you;
you were mocked and spat upon, flogged and killed.
Then will not persecution be the fate of those
who want to live a Godly life in you?
Will they rise again with you?
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