[From March 13, 2011]
I have not much to
boast about.
All the wisdom I gain
from
the world, you render
foolish.
The wealth I have
received, I should share;
the power I have been
given, I should
employ to support the
oppressed.
Not much to boast
about,
but much to rejoice
over.
O God, let me shout
for
joy and be glad in
you;
let me be a new
wineskin
to receive your new
wine,
you who delight in
steadfast
love, justice, and
righteousness.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 84; 150; 42; 32
Jer. 9:23-24
1 Cor. 1:18-31
Mark 2:18-22
Selected Verses
Ps. 32:11
Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
Jer. 9:23-24
Thus says the LORD: Do not let the wise boast in their
wisdom, do not let the mighty boast in their might, do not let the wealthy
boast in their wealth; but let those who boast boast in this, that they
understand and know me, that I am the LORD; I act with steadfast love, justice,
and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the LORD.
1 Cor. 1:20
Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the
world?
Mark 2:22
“…And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise,
the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and so are the skins; but
one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.”
[Jesus to those who asked why his disciples did not fast]
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