[From Dec. 31, 2005 archive]
What is our life?
A mist that appears
for a little while and vanishes.
Tomorrow is a
mystery.
But we understand the
problem of the lame man,
who had no one to put
him into the pool
when the water roiled
up.
People are always
stepping in ahead of us
while we are making
our way, too.
Therefore with
Solomon we ask
for an understanding
mind,
a mind able to
discern between good and evil—
not to govern a
nation,
just our own thoughts
and actions.
No, we don’t know
what tomorrow will bring,
and we have forgotten
most of yesterday;
but we know that you
will remember
your steadfast love
and faithfulness,
and that to you
belongs the victory.
Readings
Ps. 98, 147:12-20; 45; 96
1 Kings 3:5-14
James 4:13-17; 5:7-11
John 5:1-15
Selections
Psalms 98:3
He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the victory of our God.
1 Kings 3:9
"…Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to
govern your people, able to discern between good and evil; for who can govern
this your great people?" [Solomon
to the LORD, in a dream]
James 4:14
Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little
while and then vanishes.
John 5:7
The sick man answered [Jesus], "Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; and while I am making my way, someone else steps down ahead of me."
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