[from August 7, 2007 archive]
We set our minds on human things,
not on divine things.
You think of the poor who are despoiled,
and how the needy groan,
and how to make them safe.
We are more concerned about creeds and doctrine,
and how our descendants and we will prevail.
Chase Satan from our doorstep!
We set our minds on human things,
not on divine things.
You think of the poor who are despoiled,
and how the needy groan,
and how to make them safe.
We are more concerned about creeds and doctrine,
and how our descendants and we will prevail.
Chase Satan from our doorstep!
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 12; 146; 36; 7
2 Sam. 7:18-29
Acts 18:12-28
Mark 8:22-33
Selected Verses
Ps. 12:5
"Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan,
I will now rise up," says the LORD;
"I will place them in the safety for which they long."
2 Sam. 7:18
Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and said, "Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? …"
Acts 18:13
[The Jews in Achaia] said, "This man [Paul] is persuading people to worship God in ways that are contrary to the law."
Mark 8:33
But turning and looking at his disciples, [Jesus] rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things."
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