[From Aug. 3, 2006 archive]
We hear a voice we
had not known,
a voice that promises
relief from our burden.
What voice is this?
Is it like the sugary
voice of Jael to Sisera,
who offered the
warrior a rug to hide under and warm milk to ease his fear,
then while he slept
hammered a tent stake through his temple?
Or like the voice of
Judas, whose love for Jesus
did not preclude his
serving as a guide
for the arresting
party?
No, it is more like
the voice of women who followed Jesus
and provided for him
all the way from Galilee to crucifixion,
then stayed with him
even after.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 143; 147:12-20; 81; 116
Judg. 4:4-23
Acts 1:15-26
Matt. 27:55-66
Selected Verses
Ps. 81:5c-6
I hear a voice I had not known:
“I relieved your shoulder of the burden;
your hands
were freed from the basket. … ”
Judg. 4:18
Jael came out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn aside,
my lord, turn aside to me; have no fear.”
So he turned aside to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.
Acts 1:16
“Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy
Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those
who arrested Jesus…” [Peter, to the
believers]
Matt. 27:55
Many women were also there, looking on from a distance; they
had followed Jesus from Galilee and had provided for him.
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