In the Day of Trouble…Authority--Sept. 28, 2012

When the day of trouble comes,

we search for someone to protect us.

Weeping and pleading, we fall at the feet

of anyone who may have power and authority.

And if we find no authority, we lose our way;

some shout one thing and some another;

most do not know what is happening.

O then remind us, Lord Jesus,

you speak with authority.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 88; 148; 6; 20

Esth. 8:1-8; 15-17

Acts 19:21-41

Luke 4:31-37

 

Selected Verses

Ps. 20:1

The LORD answer you in the day of trouble!
          The name of the God of Jacob protect you!

Esth. 8:3

Then Esther spoke again to the king; she fell at his feet, weeping and pleading with him to avert the evil design of Haman the Agagite and the plot that he had devised against the Jews.

Acts 19:32

Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing, some another; for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

Luke 4:32

[The people in Capernaum] were astounded at [Jesus'] teaching, because he spoke with authority.