I. Readings
Psalms 42, 102, 133
2 Samuel 14:1-20
Acts 21:1-14
Mark 10:1-16
II. Selections
Psalm 102:19b-20
...from heaven the LORD looked at the earth,
to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to set free those who were doomed to die.
2 Samuel 14:13b
" ...For in giving this decision, the king convicts himself, inasmuch as the king does not bring his banished one home again. ... " [ The wise woman from Tekoa to King David]
Acts 21:13
Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."
Mark 10:7-8
" ...'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ... " [ Jesus to the Pharisees who asked him about divorce]
III. Meditation: Binding
There are different ways to be bound:
as prisoners who are doomed to die;
as a father to his son, even when estranged;
as a husband to his wife, though desiring separation.
Set free those who are oppressed,
especially if oppressed for your sake;
but cement the bonds of love.
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