A Little Child or a Mighty King?--Feb. 11, 2015

God,

we forget

that your hand

is not too short to save,

nor your ear too dull to hear,

and that your word is not chained.

The king's army may be great,

with mighty war horses

and strong warriors,

but to enter your

kingdom he

must become

like a little child.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 89:1-18; 147:1-11; 1; 33

Isa. 59:1-21

2 Tim. 1:15-2:13

Mark 10:1-16

Selected Verses

Ps. 33:16-17

A king is not saved by his great army;
          a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
The war horse is a vain hope for victory,
          and by its great might it cannot save.

Isa. 59:1

See, the LORD's hand is not too short to save,
          nor his ear too dull to hear. 

2 Tim. 2:9

…for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal.  But the word of God is not chained.

Mark 10:15  

"…Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.”  [Jesus to his disciples]