November 09, 2007

I. Readings
Psalms 51, 65, 142
Ezra 7:27-28, 8:21-36
Revelation 15:1-8
Matthew 14:13-21

II. Selections
Psalm 65:7
You silence the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
the tumult of the peoples.

Ezra 8:28
And I said to them, "You are holy to the LORD, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your ancestors. ... "

Revelation 15:3
And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
"Great and amazing are your deeds,
Lord God the Almighty!
Just and true are your ways,
King of the nations! ... "

Matthew 14:19
Then [ Jesus] ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

III. Meditation: Great and amazing

Great and amazing are your deeds;
you silence the roaring of the seas,
silence the tumult of the peoples,
seat the hungry on the grass,
and feed them.

Just and true are all your ways;
and you make your people holy,
and you give them holy work,
bless the offerings that they make
to feed the hungry.