I. Readings
Psalms 9, 99, 118
Daniel 5:1-12
1 John 5:1-12
Luke 4:38-44
II. Selections
Psalm 118:12
[ All nations] surrounded me like bees;
they blazed like a fire of thorns;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
Daniel 5:1-2
King Belshazzar made a great festival for a thousand of his lords, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand. Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar commanded that they bring in the vessels of gold and silver that his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them.
1 John 5:3
For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome ...
Luke 4:42
At daybreak [ Jesus] departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowds were looking for him; and when they reached him, they wanted to prevent him from leaving them.
III. Meditation: Near or cut off
Jesus left the crowds for a deserted place;
they went looking until they found him,
then tried to keep him.
When troubles surround us like bees,
when they blaze like a fire of thorns,
we turn toward you.
When we wield power and authority,
when we exult in our own splendor,
we turn from you.
When we forget your commandments,
when we find them to be a burden,
we fail to love you.
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