Samson wanted to marry a Philistine woman because she pleased him--
for Samson sufficient reason to ignore his parents' objection.
Forgive us when we too are selfish and bullheaded.
Stephen sat before the high priest and the council,
his face like that of an angel; they saw him as a blasphemer.
Forgive us when prejudice, hate, and self-interest obscure our vision.
You have taught us how much we owe to those who came before us;
teach us to reap what they have sown, and make us grateful;
you are our God, we have no good apart from you.
for Samson sufficient reason to ignore his parents' objection.
Forgive us when we too are selfish and bullheaded.
Stephen sat before the high priest and the council,
his face like that of an angel; they saw him as a blasphemer.
Forgive us when prejudice, hate, and self-interest obscure our vision.
You have taught us how much we owe to those who came before us;
teach us to reap what they have sown, and make us grateful;
you are our God, we have no good apart from you.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 97; 147:12-20; 16; 62
Judg. 14:1-19
Acts 6:15-7:16
John 4:27-42
Selected Verses
Ps. 16:2
I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you."
Judg. 14:3
But [Samson's] father and mother said to him, "Is there not a woman among your kin, or among all our people, that you must go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?" But Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, because she pleases me."
Acts 6:15-7:1
And all who sat in the council looked intently at [Stephen], and they saw that his face was like that of an angel. Then the high priest asked him, "Are these [accusations of blasphemy] so?"
John 4:38
"…I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor." [Jesus to his disciples]
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