[From May 24, 2005 archive]
My soul thirsts for
you, for the living God.
When shall I come and
behold your face?
There are times when
I cannot find you,
when I want to say
with Naomi that you,
the Almighty, have
dealt bitterly with me;
but, without regard
to times or days or seasons,
you, Lord, are the
one who sets free from bondage.
Set me free from the
bondage of despair and self-pity;
give me strength to
follow your teachings, that I may fight
the good fight, that
I may have faith and a good conscience.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 42; 146; 102; 133
Ruth 1:19-2:13
1 Tim. 1:18-2:8
Luke 13:10-17
Selected Verses
Ps. 42:2
My soul thirsts for God,
for the living God.
When shall I come and behold
the face of God?
Ruth 1:20
[Naomi] said to [the women of Bethlehem],
“Call me no longer Naomi [that is, “Pleasant”]
call me
Mara [that is, “Bitter”],
for the
Almighty has dealt bitterly with me.
1 Tim. 1:18-19a
I am giving you these instructions, Timothy, my child, in
accordance with the prophecies made earlier about you, so that by following
them you may fight the good fight, having faith and a good conscience.
Luke 13:16
"…And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom
Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the
sabbath day?" [Jesus to the leader
of the synagogue]
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