O God, you call us to
praise you
and warn us against
worship of idols.
We do not make graven
images or little gods,
but technology
produces a host of idols to worship.
Perhaps we have no
need to beat our smartphones to pieces
or lay waste to
tablets and laptops, media players and apps;
yet if we adhere to
Peter's confession, then Jesus is Lord;
and the gadgets that
entertain and divert us from him
must take second
place to his claim on our lives.
Let all the peoples
praise him, O God.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 67; 150; 46; 93
Micah 1:1-9
1 Cor. 10:1-13
Matt. 16:13-20
Selected Verses
Ps. 67:5
Let
the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
let all the peoples praise you.
Micah 1:7a
All
[of Samaria's] images shall be beaten to pieces,
all her wages shall be burned with fire,
and all her idols I will lay waste…
all her wages shall be burned with fire,
and all her idols I will lay waste…
1 Cor. 10:7a
Do
not become idolaters as some of [our ancestors] did…
Matt. 16:15-16
[Jesus]
said to [his disciples], "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the
Messiah, the Son of the living God."
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