I. Readings
Psalms 28, 54, 99
1 Kings 1:32-2:46
Acts 26:24-27:8
Mark 13:28-37
II. Selections
Psalm 54:3
For the insolent have risen against me,
the ruthless seek my life;
they do not set God before them. Selah.
1 Kings 1:41
Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard [ the sound of celebration in the city] as they finished feasting. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, "Why is the city in an uproar?"
Acts 26:29
Paul replied [ to King Agrippa], "Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only you but also all who are listening to me today might become such as I am-except for these chains."
Mark 13:37
" ...And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake." [ Jesus to Peter, James, John, and Andrew]
III. Meditation: Good versus Evil
Far too often good people stand in chains
at the mercy of the ruthless and insolent,
who do not set you before them.
Sometimes, though, it is hard to know
which side of a fight belongs to the good,
and which to the bad.
Was Adonijah less virtuous than Solomon?
History is told by the winner, they say,
so who can be certain?
Jesus told us to expect a time when finally
good will conquer evil. He didn't say when,
just that we should stay awake.
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