Falling into the Hole We Have Made--Jan. 30, 2018

The ill that we intend for others returns to us;

our violence falls upon our own heads.

We feel like strangers on the earth

and seek to find a homeland.

Hear our cry, dear God;

we want to come

to Jesus.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 12; 146; 36; 7

Gen. 21:1-21

Heb. 11:13-22

John 6:41-51

Selected Verses

Ps. 7:15-16

[The wicked] make a pit, digging it out,
          and fall into the hole that they have made.
Their mischief returns upon their own heads,
          and on their own heads their violence descends.

Gen. 21:17

And God heard the voice of the boy; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and said to her, "What troubles you, Hagar?  Do not be afraid; for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.  …"

Heb. 11:13b-14

[These who died in faith] confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth, for people who speak in this way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 

John 6:44b

"…Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me.  …" [Jesus to those who were complaining about him]

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