I. Readings
Psalms 30, 86, 123
Deuteronomy 4:15-24
2 Corinthians 1:12-22
Luke 15:1-10
II. Selections
Psalm 123:1
To you I lift up my eyes,
O you who are enthroned in the heavens!
Deuteronomy 4:15-16
Since you saw no form when the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire, take care and watch yourselves closely, so that you do not act corruptly by making an idol for yourselves, in the form of any figure-the likeness of male or female ... [ Moses to the people of Israel]
2 Corinthians 1:19
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not "Yes and No"; but in him it was always "Yes."
Luke 15:2
And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them."
III. Meditation: How we look at things
At Horeb, when you spoke out of the fire,
the people saw no form-nothing but flames.
We want to see you enthroned in the heavens;
you show us Jesus consorting with sinners.
Jesus saw human potential and said "Yes";
should we prefer life with a graven image?
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