March 30, 2007

I. Readings
Psalms 22, 105, 130
Jeremiah 29:1-14
Romans 11:13-24
John 11:1-27

II. Selections
Psalm 22:24
For he did not despise or abhor
the affliction of the afflicted;
he did not hide his face from me
but heard when I cried to him.

Jeremiah 29:13-14a
When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart, I will let you find me, says the LORD ... "

Romans 11:17-18
But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in their place to share the rich root of the olive tree, do not boast over the branches. If you do boast, remember that it is not you that support the root, but the root that supports you.

John 11:27
[ Martha] said to [ Jesus], "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God; the one coming into the world."

III. Meditation: Though wild branches

You did not despise or abhor
the affliction of the afflicted;
you have not hid your face from us
but heard when we cried to you.

If we search for you,
we will find you;
if we seek with all our heart,
you will let us find you.

Though wild branches,
you have grafted us in
to share the rich root
of the olive tree.

The Messiah,
the Son of God,
the one coming
into the world.