There are times to
take refuge
in the shadow of your
wings--
when destroying
storms are near,
when we have lost an
honored leader,
or when disagreement
threatens our unity--
but eventually the
time comes
to let our hands be
strong
and to be valiant.
Help us to discern
the times, O God.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 57; 145; 85; 47
2 Sam. 2:1-11
Acts 15:36-16:5
Mark 6:14-29
Selected Verses
Ps. 57:1b
…in
the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
until the destroying storms pass by.
until the destroying storms pass by.
2 Sam. 2:7
"…Therefore
let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and the
house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”
[David, king over Judah, to the people of Jabesh-gilead, who buried King
Saul]
Acts 15:39
The
disagreement [between Barnabas and Paul] became so sharp that they parted company;
Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.
Mark 6:29
When [John
the Baptist's] disciples heard about [his beheading], they came and took his
body, and laid it in a tomb.
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