March 11, 2007

I. Readings
Psalms 32, 42, 84, 150
Jeremiah 6:9-15
I Corinthians 6:12-20
Mark 5:1-20

II. Selections
Psalm 150:3-4
Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!
Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!

Jeremiah 6:10
To whom shall I speak and give warning,
that they may hear?
See, their ears are closed,
they cannot listen.
The word of the LORD is to them an object of scorn;
they take no pleasure in it.

I Corinthians 6:19
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?

Mark 5:19
But Jesus refused, and said to [ the demoniac whom he had healed], "Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy he has shown you."

III. Meditation: Your word an object of scorn?

We are not our own; we are yours.
For this we praise you with trumpet sound,
lute and harp, tambourine and dance, strings and pipe.

We must tell our friends how much you have done for us,
and what mercy you have shown us; we must
open their ears to your word.