[From Nov. 19, 2011 archive]
The land is dry and weary,
and we are thirsty and tired;
but you invite us to come,
take the water of life as a gift--
everyone who hears, come, and
everyone who is thirsty.
And you tell us not to
grieve, for your joy is our strength.
And we must have mercy on a
fellow slave (who also is
in a dry and weary land), as
you have had mercy on us.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 122; 149; 100; 63
Neh. 7:73b-8:3, 5-18
Rev. 22:14-21
Matt. 18:21-35
Selected Verses
Ps. 63:1
O God,
you are my God, I seek you,
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Neh. 8:10b
"…and
do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." [Nehemiah to the people who had wept when
they heard the law]
Rev. 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.”
And let everyone who hears say, “Come.”
And let everyone who is thirsty come.
Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift.
And let everyone who hears say, “Come.”
And let everyone who is thirsty come.
Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift.
Matt. 18:33
"'…Should
you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’ …"
[In
Jesus' parable about forgiveness, the king to a slave who owed him ten thousand
talents]
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