Earth Mourns--Oct. 4, 2012

 Earth mourns; all who live on it will languish,

together with the wild animals,

the birds of the air, the fish of the sea.

The crowds cry, "Away with anyone

who threatens our personal comfort,"

while polluters, hands full of bribes,

connive with politicians to obscure the truth.

Jesus, you are lord of the sabbath, lord of all life.

Do not let life be swept away because we are confused

or ignorant of the disaster posed by climate change.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 116; 147:12-20; 26; 130

Hosea 4:1-10

Acts 21:27-36

Luke 6:1-11

 

Selected Verses

Ps. 26:9-10

Do not sweep me away with sinners,
          nor my life with the bloodthirsty,
those in whose hands are evil devices,
          and whose right hands are full of bribes.

Hosea 4:3

Therefore the land mourns, and all who live in it languish; together with the wild animals and the birds of the air, even the fish of the sea are perishing.

Acts 21:36

The crowd that followed [Paul and the soldiers who protected him] kept shouting, "Away with him!"

Luke 6:5

Then [Jesus] said to [Pharisees who accused his disciples of breaking the sabbath], "The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath."