I. Readings
Psalms 46, 67, 93
Micah 1:1-9
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Matthew 16:13-20
II. Selections
Psalm 46:10
"Be still, and know that I am God!
I am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted on the earth."
Micah 1:8
For this I will lament and wail;
I will go barefoot and naked;
I will make lamentation like the jackals,
and mourning like the ostriches.
1 Corinthians 10:12
So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall.
Matthew 16:17
And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you Simon, son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. ... "
III. Meditation: A place for lamentation and for mourning
O God, you are exalted among the nations and on the whole earth.
From you we can learn what flesh and blood will not reveal to us.
Teach us to still our efforts to win power through military might,
but to base our strength in the sure knowledge that you are God,
lest while we think we are standing, we learn that we are falling;
lest our land becomes a place for lamentation and for mourning.
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