October 18, 2008

I. Readings
Psalms 56, 111, 118
Hosea 14:1-9
Acts 28:17-31
Luke 9:37-50

II. Selections
Psalm 111:7
The works of his hands are faithful and just;
all his precepts are trustworthy.

Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel;
he shall blossom like the lily,
he shall strike root like the forests of Lebanon.

Acts 28:20
" ...For this reason therefore I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is for the sake of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain." [ Paul to the leaders of the Jews in Rome]

Luke 9:43b-44
While everyone was amazed at all that [ Jesus] was doing, he said to his disciples, "Let these words sink into your ears. The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands."

III. Meditation: Your hands and our hands

The works of your hands are faithful and
just; all your precepts are trustworthy.

You have been like the dew to your people;
you made them blossom like the lily and
strike root like the forests of Lebanon.

For the hope of your people, Paul was bound
with a chain; and Jesus was betrayed into
hands that were not faithful and just.
Make our hands like your hands.