April 24, 2008

I. Readings
Psalms 47, 68, 113
Leviticus 19:26-37
2 Thessalonians 1:1-12
Matthew 6:25-34

II. Selections
Psalm 68:28
Summon your might, O God;
show your strength, O God, as you have done for us before.

Leviticus 19:34
The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.

2 Thessalonians 1:11
To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith ...

Matthew 6:26
" ...Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? ... " [ Jesus, seated on the mountain, speaking to the crowds]

III. Meditation: The real question

Your might, your strength are not in question;
neither is your concern for the alien among us,
nor your willingness to provide what we need.

The question is, are we worthy of your call,
and will you use your power to fulfill every
good resolve and work of faith we offer up? ;