I. Readings
Psalms 47, 68, 113
Daniel 2:31-49
1 John 2:18-29
Luke 3:1-14
II. Selections
Psalm 47:1
Clap your hands, all you peoples;
shout to God with loud songs of joy.
Daniel 2:44a
" ...And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall this kingdom be left to another people. ... " [ Daniel interprets the dream of Nebuchadnezzar]
1 John 2:21
I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and you know that no lie comes from the truth.
Luke 3:7
John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ... "
III. Meditation: Wrath ahead, or kingdom?
We receive conflicting advice
concerning what lies ahead.
We are a brood of vipers-
flee from wrath to come.
Or ones who know the truth,
who should clap our hands
and shout to you with joy.
And we receive a promise:
you will set a kingdom up
that shall never be destroyed.
Perhaps we know the truth
about what the future holds
even if we don't understand it.
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