October 23, 2007

I. Readings
Psalms 28, 54, 99
Lamentations 1:1-12
1 Corinthians 15:41-50
Matthew 11:25-30

II. Selections
Psalm 28:8
The LORD is the strength of his people;
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.

Lamentations 1:7a
Jerusalem remembers,
in the days of her affliction and wandering,
all the precious things
that were hers in days of old.

1 Corinthians 15:49
Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we will also bear the image of the man of heaven.

Matthew 11:25-30
" ...Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. ... "

III. Meditation: In our days of affliction, we remember

We remember, in our days of affliction and wandering,
all the precious things that were ours in days of old.

Weary, carrying heavy burdens, we remember your
promise of rest to all who accept your invitation.

We remember that you are the strength of your people,
that you are the saving strength of your anointed-

and that as we now bear the image of the man of dust,
we will also bear the image of the man of heaven.