October 27, 2008

I. Readings
Psalms 9, 62, 73
Jonah 1:17-2:10
Revelation 11:1-14
Luke 11:14-26

II. Selections
Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us.

Jonah 2:10
Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it spewed me out upon the dry land.

Revelation 11:7
When [ the two witnesses] have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them ...

Luke 11:21-22
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his castle, his property is safe. But when one stronger than he attacks him and overpowers him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his plunder.

III. Meditation: What and whom we trust

When a stronger man
overpowers the strong
man, and takes his armor,
in which we trusted;

when we find ourselves
in the belly of the fish;

when the beast comes up
from the bottomless pit
to conquer and to kill;

then we turn to you,
and pour out our heart,
for you are our refuge;

and at all times
we can trust in you.