I. Readings
Psalms 5, 29, 82
Job 32:1-10, 19-33:1, 19-28
Acts 13:44-52
John 10:19-30
II. Selections
Psalm 82:2-3
" ...How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked?
Give justice to the weak and the orphan;
maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. ... "
[ God to the divine council]
Job 32:19
"[ People to whom God speaks] are also chastened with pain upon their beds,
and with continual strife in their bones ... " [ Elihu to Job]
Acts 13:47
" ...For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,
'I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles,
so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.' "
John 10:27
" ...My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. ... "
[ Jesus to the Jews who gathered around him in the temple]
III. Meditation: Different voices
Elihu was correct in this much: you speak to us in different voices.
Sometimes we are chastened with pain upon our beds or with
continual strife in our bones; at other times you call us to
maintain the right of the weak, lowly, and destitute;
and always you set us to be a light for salvation.
Teach us to hear your voice and follow you.
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