In You Our Lives Are Changed--Nov. 13, 2018

Lord our God the Almighty,

when you reign in our lives they are changed--

as different as a desolate wilderness is

from the Garden of Eden;

like being restored to life

after being down in the Pit;

willing to give up our possessions

rather than clasping them to our hearts.

Change me.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 123; 146; 30; 86

Joel 2:3-11

Rev. 19:1-10

Luke 14: 25-35

Selected Verses

Ps. 30:3

O LORD, you brought up my soul from Sheol,
          restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.

Joel 2:3b

Before them the land is like the garden of Eden,
     but after them a desolate wilderness,
     and nothing escapes them.

Rev. 19:6

Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunderpeals, crying out,
     "Hallelujah!
     For the Lord our God
          the Almighty reigns …". 

Luke 14:33

"…So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.  …"  [Jesus, to the large crowds following him]