I. Readings
Psalms 4, 15, 48
2 Samuel 18:19-33
Acts 23:23-35
Mark 12:13-27
II. Selections
Psalm 4:8
I will both lie down and sleep in peace;
for you alone, O LORD, make me lie down in safety.
2 Samuel 18:27b
The king said, "[ Ahimaaz] is a good man, and comes with good tidings."
Acts 23:23-24
Then [ the tribune] summoned two of the centurions and said, "Get ready to leave by nine o'clock tonight for Caesarea with two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen. Also provide mounts for Paul to ride, and take him safely to Felix the governor."
Mark 12:13
Then [ the chief priests, scribes, and elders] sent to [ Jesus] some Pharisees and some Herodians to trap him in what he said.
III. Meditation: To lie down in safety
Even a good man may bear bad tidings-
notwithstanding the hearer is a king.
Soldiers and horsemen may provide protection,
but not necessarily against being kept in prison.
Those of high morality and reputation
may be used for nefarious purposes.
There is no safety apart from you;
you alone make us sleep in peace.
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