April 04, 2007

I. Readings
Psalms 5, 27, 51
Jeremiah 17:5-10, 14-18
Philippians 4:1-13
John 12:27-36

II. Selections
Psalm 5:3
O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch.

Jeremiah 17:10
I the LORD test the mind
and search the heart,
to give to all according to their ways,
according to the fruit of their doings.

Philippians 4:12-13
I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

John 12:27
" ...Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say-'Father, save me from this hour'? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. ... "

III. Meditation: To be content

You test the mind and search the heart;
we plead our case to you and watch-
in the morning hear our voice.

Teach us, when our soul is troubled,
not to plead that you should save us
from the hour that you have given,
but to ask for strength to face it.

Teach us like Paul to learn the secret-
to be content, well-fed or hungry;
so whether we have naught or plenty,
we can do all things through Christ.