[From Oct. 21, 2013 archive]
Dear God, I do not
know if you send "destroying storms"
to punish us for
doing abominable things you hate, or
if you send them not to punish, but to induce us
to repent, coming to
sober and right minds.
I much prefer to
think that neither is
your intention; that
the storms of life are
neither to punish nor
to reform; and that when
they bring suffering,
you weep with the sufferers.
In any case sin
brings pain, distress, and sorrow;
and in the shadow of
your wings there is
refuge available for
all who seek it.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 57; 145; 85; 47
Jer. 44:1-14
1 Cor. 15:30-41
Matt. 11:16-24
Selected Verses
Ps. 57:1b
…in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
until the destroying storms pass by.
until the destroying storms pass by.
Jer. 44:4
Yet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets,
saying, "I beg you not to do this abominable thing that I hate!" [The LORD speaking through Jeremiah to
Judeans in Egypt]
1 Cor. 15:34a
Come to a sober and right mind, and sin no more; for some
people have no knowledge of God.
Matt. 11:20
Then [Jesus] began to reproach the cities in which most of
his deeds of power had been done, because they did not repent.
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