I. Readings
Psalms 103, 117, 139, 150
Hosea 5:8-6:6
1 Corinthians 2:6-16
Matthew 14:1-12
II. Selections
Psalm 150:6
Let everything that breathes praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD!
Hosea 6:4
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes away early.
1 Corinthians 2:9
But, as it is written,
"What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the human heart conceived,
what God has prepared for those who love him" ...
Matthew 14:9-10
The king was grieved, yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he commanded it to be given; he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.
III. Meditation: No eye has seen, no ear has heard
Let everything that breathes praise your name, O God.
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart conceived
the things you have prepared for those who love you.
But our love for you is not like yours for us. Ours is
like a morning cloud, or the dew that goes away early.
We are too much like the king who had John executed.
The king was truly sorry, but his hands were tied:
he had to consider the commitments he had made;
what would his guests think if he reneged on his oath?
We have behaved like the king-expediency overrides
morality for us, too. Forgive our fickle hearts, O God.
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