A Priest Forever--May 15, 2013

[from June 8, 2011 archive]

Jesus, what have I seen that blessed my eyes?

What vision has come to me and departed,

and what can I say about it to my people?

Can I not tell them that you are a stronghold

for the oppressed in times of trouble; that all

who know your name put their trust in you?

I will say that like King Melchizedek

you remain a priest forever, and you

will not forsake those who seek you.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 99; 147:1-11; 9; 118

Ezek. 11:14-25

Heb. 7:1-17

Luke 10:17-24

Selected Verses

Ps. 9:9-10

The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed,
          a stronghold in times of trouble.
And those who know your name put their trust in you,
          for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Ezek. 11:24b-25

Then the vision that I had seen left me.  And I told the exiles all the things that the LORD had shown me.

Heb. 7:3

Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God, [King Melchizedek of Salem] remains a priest forever.

Luke 10:17-24

Then turning to the disciples, Jesus said to them privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!  …”