the entire world is destined for a time
of anguish such has not occurred since
nations first came into existence.
Many who are threatened by measures
recommended to avoid the catastrophe
are angry and skeptical. They ask, by
what authority are such warnings made?
Indeed, some who ask these questions
have convinced themselves that in so
doing they are offering worship to you.
(We mortals are full of arrogant pomp.)
O God, forgive our perilous neglect of
the warnings we have received; and
remove selfish concerns that bind and
blind us, lest all we and animals perish.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 148; 49; 138
Dan. 12:1-4, 13
Acts 4:1-12
John 16:1-15
Selected Verses
Ps. 49:12
Mortals cannot abide in their pomp;
they are like the animals that perish.
Dan. 12:1b
There shall be a time of anguish, such as has never occurred since nations first came into existence.
Acts 4:5-7
The next day their rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. When they had made the prisoners stand in their midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?”
John 16:2-3
“…They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, an hour is coming when those who kill you will think that by doing so they are offering worship to God. And they will do this because they have not known the Father or me. …” [Jesus to his disciples]
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