[From Jan. 5, 2007 archive]
Mighty King, lover of
justice,
you have chosen us to
bear fruit,
fruit that will last.
Surely you intend us
to pray for justice
and work to establish
equity,
for justice bears
lasting fruit.
In our world there is
so little equity--
we live in privileged
comfort
while the destitute
starve.
That may be the
greatest injustice in our time--
even worse than those
killed by cruel torture--
those killed by cruel
poverty.
Wherever the soles of
our feet tread,
does the land belong
to us?
No, our footprint is
too big.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 99; 145; 96; 110
Josh. 1:1-9
Heb. 11:32-12:2
John 15:1-16
Selected Verses
Ps. 99:4
Mighty King, lover of justice,
you have
established equity;
you have executed justice
and
righteousness in Jacob.
Josh. 1:3
Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I
have given to you, as I promised to Moses.
Heb. 11:37-38a
[Other people of faith] were stoned to death, they were sawn
in two, they were killed by the sword, they went about in skins of sheep and
goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented—of whom the world was not worthy.
John 15:16
You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit,
fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in
my name.
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