I. Readings
Psalms 81, 116, 143
2 Kings 9:1-16
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
II. Selections
Psalm 143:5
I remember the days of old,
I think about all your deeds,
I meditate on the works of your hands.
2 Kings 9:13
Then hurriedly [ the other army commanders] all took their cloaks and spread them for him on the bare steps; and they blew the trumpet, and proclaimed, "Jehu is king."
1 Corinthians 6:19
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?
Matthew 6:1
" ...Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. ... " [ Jesus, sitting on the mountain]
III. Meditation: What to celebrate
It is good to remember the works of your hands,
to celebrate all the deeds that you have done.
And good to honor the achievements of others
(though homage to kings can be over-inflated).
It is even good to give thanks for our bodies,
for they are temples of your Holy Spirit.
But save us from displays of our own piety
put on to impress others with our virtues.
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