Who Am I; Who Are You?--Nov. 11, 2011

You have searched me, known me--
watched over my every move,
discerned my every thought.
Who do you say that I am?

Who do I say you are?
A rider on a white horse,
many diadems for a crown,
your eyes aflame, and bearing a
name inscribed that only you know?

Or shall I say you are the joy of Jerusalem
who offered yourself as a great sacrifice,
over whom we rejoice with great joy?

Lectionary Readings
Ps. 130; 148; 32; 139
Neh. 12:27-31a, 42b-47
Rev. 19:11-16
Matt. 16:13-20

Selected Verses
Ps. 139:1-2
O LORD, you have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
      you discern my thoughts from far away.

Neh. 12:43
[The people] offered great sacrifices that day and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and children also rejoiced. The joy of Jerusalem was heard far away.

Rev. 19:12
[The eyes of the rider on the white horse] are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems; and he has a name inscribed that no one knows but himself.

Matt. 16:15
[Jesus] said to [his disciples], “But who do you say that I am?”