Faithful God, as an
eagle takes up its young
and bears them aloft
on its pinions,
you alone have guided
your people.
But when we suppose
that your kingdom
is about to appear, give us patience;
help us remember all
the hardships
that your servants
have endured--beset
by danger from
rivers, wilderness
journeys, bandits, or
false friends.
May their examples
inspire us but also
remind us--when you
lift us up,
it may be to face a
new danger.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 147:1-11; 132; 134
Deut. 31:30-32:14
2 Cor. 11:21b-33
Luke 19:11-27
Selected Verses
Ps. 132:1
O LORD, remember in David’s favor
all the hardships he endured…
all the hardships he endured…
Deut. 32:11-12a
As an eagle stirs up its
nest, and hovers over its young; as it spreads its wings, takes them up, and
bears them aloft on its pinions, the LORD alone guided [his people, Jacob]…
2 Cor. 11:25b-26
Three times I was shipwrecked; for a night and a day I was adrift
at sea; on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from bandits,
danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in
the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers and sisters…
Luke 19:11
As they were listening to this, he went on to tell a
parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the
kingdom of God was to appear immediately.
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