Lord Let It Be, as Mary Said--Dec. 21, 2012

 When at night I lie awake,

like a lonely bird on the housetop,

when I honor you with my mouth

and with my lips (though

my heart is far from you

in worship I have learned by rote),

then let your Spirit carry me away

to a great, high mountain.

There may I like Mary say,

"Lord, here am I, your servant; let it

be with me according to your word"

(when at night I lie awake).

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 102; 148; 130; 16

Isa. 29:9-24

Rev. 21:9-21

Luke 1:26-38

Selected Verses

Ps. 102:7

I lie awake;
          I am like a lonely bird on the housetop.

Isa. 29:13

The Lord said:
     Because these people draw near with their mouths
          and honor me with their lips,
          while their hearts are far from me,
     and their worship of me is a human commandment learned by rote…

Rev. 21:10

And in the spirit [the angel] carried me away to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God.

Luke 1:38a

Then Mary said, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word."