I. Readings
Psalms 6, 20, 88
Jeremiah 43:1-13
1 Corinthians 16:10-24
Matthew 12:22-32
II. Selections
Psalm 88:14
O LORD, why do you cast me off?
Why do you hide your face from me? ;
Jeremiah 43:4
So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces and all the people did not obey the voice of the LORD, to stay in the land of Judah.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Keep alert, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
Matthew 12:29
" ...Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his property, without first tying up the strong man? ... " [ Jesus to the Pharisees, after they accused him of being in league with Beelzebul]
III. Meditation: Cast off
O God, we know what it is like to feel cast off,
and we wonder why you hide your face from us.
But then, after we ask for your help, you offer it,
only to find that we refuse to follow what you say.
Help us tie up the strong man who rules our house,
for surely we lack the strength to bind him alone.
Keep us alert, make us stand firm in our faith with
courage and strength, and let all be done in love.
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