I. Readings
Psalms 2, 110, 111
Isaiah 49:13-23
Isaiah 54:1-13
Matthew 18:1-14
II. Selections
Psalm 110:1
The LORD says to my lord,
"Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies my footstool."
Isaiah 49:23
Kings shall be your foster fathers,
and their queens your nursing mothers.
With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you,
and lick the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the LORD;
those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.
Isaiah 54:4
Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
do not be discouraged, for you will not suffer disgrace;
for you will forget the shame of your youth,
and the disgrace of your widowhood you will remember no more.
Matthew 18: 4
" ...Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. ... " [ Jesus to his disciples]
III. Meditation: Our enemies, your footstool
You value humility-must we suffer shame and disgrace to achieve it?
Is it possible to be humble while we enjoy the humiliation of our enemies?
Perhaps the enemies that belong under your feet are our own hubris and arrogance.
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