[From July 14, 2013 archive]
God, when you lay
your hand upon us,
we are hemmed in,
behind and before.
Love does that; it
binds one soul to another;
even at the human to
human level, it binds.
How much more hemmed
in we
are when you are the
Lover!
Jesus, you wanted to
gather the
children of Jerusalem
together
like a hen's brood
under her wing,
but they refused to
be hemmed in.
Lay your hand upon us
that, hemmed in,
we may hear your word
and grow in faith.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 103; 150; 117; 139
1 Sam. 17:50-18:4
Rom. 10:4-17
Matt. 23:29-39
Selected Verses
Ps. 139:5
You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay
your hand upon me.
1 Sam. 18:1
When David had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of
Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own
soul.
Rom. 10:17
So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes
through the word of Christ.
Matt. 23:37
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets
and stones those who are sent to it! How
often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her
brood under her wings, and you were not willing! …"
[Jesus]
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