I. Readings
Psalms 98, 104, 138
Jeremiah 35:1-19
1 Corinthians 12:27-13:3
Matthew 9:35-10:4
II. Selections
Psalm 138:8
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever.
Do not forsake the work of your hands.
Jeremiah 35:16
The descendants of Jonadab son of Rechab have carried out the command that their ancestor gave them, but this people has not obeyed me.
1 Corinthians 13:1
If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Matthew 9:36
When [ Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
III. Meditation: ...or clanging cymbals
Do not forsake the work of your hands,
but fulfill your purpose for us; and help us
obey you; your steadfast love endures forever.
Lord Jesus, you had compassion for the crowds
because they were like sheep without a shepherd.
Should not we who would follow you have compassion
on the harassed and helpless? Otherwise what are we but
noisy gongs and clanging cymbals-no matter our fine words?
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