O God, you have tested us, but compared to you,
how trivial was the testing we have endured.
King Saul must have loved his son Jonathan
but apparently valued his own honor more.
We cannot question your love for your own Son,
nor comprehend how you could let him die for us.
So he rules with you in your heavenly banquet kingdom
and we are invited to be your guests, however unworthy.
how trivial was the testing we have endured.
King Saul must have loved his son Jonathan
but apparently valued his own honor more.
We cannot question your love for your own Son,
nor comprehend how you could let him die for us.
So he rules with you in your heavenly banquet kingdom
and we are invited to be your guests, however unworthy.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 108; 150; 66; 23
1 Sam. 14:36-45
Rom. 5:1-11
Matt. 22:1-14
Selected Verses
Ps. 66:10
For you, O God, have tested us;
you have tried us as silver is tried.
1 Sam. 14:44-45a
Saul said, “God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan!” Then the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has accomplished this great victory in Israel? …”
Rom. 5:8
But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.
Matt. 22:1-14
Once more Jesus spoke to [the chief priests, elders, and Pharisees] in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. …”
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