God, when you lay your hand upon us,
we are hemmed in, behind and before.
Love does that; it binds one soul to another;
even at the human to human level, it binds.
How much more hemmed in we
are when you are the Lover!
Jesus, you wanted to gather the
children of Jerusalem together
like a hen, brood under her wing,
but they refused to be hemmed in.
Lay your hand upon us that, hemmed in,
we may hear your word and grow in faith.
we are hemmed in, behind and before.
Love does that; it binds one soul to another;
even at the human to human level, it binds.
How much more hemmed in we
are when you are the Lover!
Jesus, you wanted to gather the
children of Jerusalem together
like a hen, brood under her wing,
but they refused to be hemmed in.
Lay your hand upon us that, hemmed in,
we may hear your word and grow in faith.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 103; 150; 117; 139
1 Sam. 17:50-18:4
Rom. 10:4-17
Matt. 23:29-39
Selected Verses
Ps. 139:5
You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
1 Sam. 18:1
When David had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Rom. 10:17
So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.
Matt. 23:37
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! …” [Jesus]
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