We Jump to Conclusions, Jesus--June 15, 2015

We jump to conclusions, Lord Jesus,

like Eli, dismissing prayer as drunkenness;

like the apostles, speculating on the end time;

like the people who rejected you as cornerstone.

Teach us to be satisfied with our limited knowledge,

content to speak of the glory of your kingdom

and to tell of your power.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 5; 145; 82; 29

1 Sam. 1-20

Acts 1:1-14

Luke 20:9-19

Selected Verses

Ps. 145:11

[All your works and all your faithful] shall speak of the glory of your kingdom,
          and tell of your power…

1 Sam. 1:13

Hannah was praying silently; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard; therefore Eli thought she was drunk. 

Acts 1:6-7

So when [the apostles and the risen Jesus] had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?”  He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.  …"

Luke 20:13

"… But [Jesus] looked at [the people] and said, “What then does this text mean:
     ‘The stone that the builders rejected
          has become the cornerstone’?  …"