[Adapted from Jan. 10, 2006
archive]
Jesus asks what we are looking for.
We are looking for happiness--
but we have not found it.
Not by following the voice of the wicked,
nor on the path that sinners tread,
nor in the seat of the scoffers.
Instead we find sin lurking at the door.
Its desire is for us, and we are
not able to master it.
So we are looking for you, Lord Jesus.
You, too, were tested, and you are
able to help those being tested.
Help us, we pray you.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 89:1-18;
147:1-11; 1; 33
Gen. 4:1-16
Heb. 2:11-18
John 1:29-42
Selected Verses
Ps. 1:1
Happy are those
who
do not follow the advice of the wicked,
or take the path
that sinners tread,
or
sit in the seat of scoffers…
Gen. 4:7b
"…And if
you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you
must master it." [The LORD to Cain]
Heb. 2:18
Because he
himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being
tested.
John 1:38a
When Jesus
turned and saw [two of John’s disciples] following, he said to them, "What
are you looking for?"
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