The world is rife with killings, O Christ.
Some killers act out
of deep seeded hatred--
hatred often
fortified by a mob mentality;
some act out of lust
for power or wealth;
others kill in rage, too
impatient to consider
the implications of
what they are doing.
But you are good and
forgiving,
abounding in
steadfast love
to all who call on you.
We call on you now--
put an end to the
killings.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 123; 146; 30; 86
2 Sam. 18:9-18
Acts 23:12-24
Mark 11:27-12:12
Selected Verses
Ps. 86:5
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you.
abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you.
2 Sam. 18:14-15
Joab said, “I will not waste time like this with you.” He took three spears in his hand, and thrust
them into the heart of Absalom, while he was still alive in the oak. And
ten young men, Joab’s armor-bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him, and
killed him.
Acts 23:12
In the morning the Jews joined in a conspiracy and bound
themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink until they had killed
Paul.
Mark 12:7-8
"…But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the
heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ So they
seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. …" [From Jesus' parable of the vineyard, as told
the chief priests, scribes and elders]
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