I. Readings
Psalms 5, 29, 82
Judges 12:1-7
Acts 5:12-26
John 3:1-21
II. Selections
Psalms 29:1
Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Judges 12:1
The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house down over you!"
Acts 5:17-18
Then the high priest took action; he and all who were with him (that is, the sect of Sadducees), being filled with jealousy, arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison.
John 3:3
Jesus answered [ Nicodemus], "Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above."
III. Meditation: Jealousy burns down houses
Jealousy made the men of Ephraim
want to burn down Jephthah's house;
jealousy made the Sadducees arrest
the apostles and put them in prison.
Cleanse us from jealous thoughts,
that we may be born from above,
and see your kingdom, and ascribe
all glory and strength to you.
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