[From March
30, 2012 archive]
O God of
extraordinary power, keep us mindful:
dominion belongs to
you, and the treasure
we receive from you
is in clay jars.
When we exalt
ourselves over you
and over others, when
we approach you
with our demands,
remind us, we are only clay.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 22; 148; 105; 130
Exod. 9:13-35
2 Cor. 4:1-12
Mark 10:32-45
Selected Verses
Ps. 22:28
For dominion belongs to the LORD,
and he rules over the nations.
and he rules over the nations.
Exod. 9:17
"'…You are still exalting yourself against my people,
and will not let them go. …'" [The LORD speaking to Pharaoh, through
Moses]
2 Cor. 4:7
But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be
made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from
us.
Mark 10:35
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to [Jesus]
and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of
you."
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