November 03, 2007

I. Readings
Psalms 63, 90, 125
Lamentations 5:1-22
Revelation 7:4-17
Matthew 13:31-35

II. Selections
Psalm 63:7
...for you have been my help,
and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.

Lamentations 5:21
Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may be restored;
renew our days as of old ...

Revelation 7:17
" ...for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of the water of life,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

Matthew 13:32
" ...[ the mustard seed] is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches." [ Jesus to the crowds]

III. Meditation: Restore us to yourself

You have been our help;
in the shadow of your wings
we have sung for joy.

Restore us to yourself, O God,
that we may be restored;
renew our days as of old.

Plant faith in our hearts;
and make it grow tall,
as a mustard seed grows.

Be our shepherd, and guide us
to springs of the water of life,
and wipe every tear from our eyes.