November 30, 2008

I. Readings
Psalms 24, 25, 110
Isaiah 1:1-9
2 Peter 3:1-10
Matthew 25:1-13

II. Selections
Psalm 110:1
The LORD says to my lord,
"Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool."

Isaiah 1:3
The ox knows its owner,
and the donkey its master's crib;
but Israel does not know,
my people do not understand.

2 Peter 3:3-4
First of all you must understand this, that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and indulging their own lusts and saying, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since our ancestors died, all things continue as they were since the beginning of creation!"

Matthew 25:13
" ...Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour." [ Jesus, telling the parable of the ten bridesmaids]

III. Meditation: The ox knows, and the donkey

The ox knows its owner,
and the donkey its master's crib;
but your people do not know you,
nor do we understand your ways.

We prefer to believe your purpose
is to make us rule over our enemies
and subdue them under our feet.

When you teach the power of serving
instead of the power of ruling,
we scoff that since the beginning
of creation it has never been so.

But your day will come,
and we must keep awake.