You take no delight in the power of our bombs,
nor in how fast we can deliver them.
Many in our world suffer in prolonged bondage,
gnawing their tongues in painful agony.
Spare us from so exulting over our own security
that we care nothing about anyone else.
Lord Jesus, free us from our slavery to ourselves;
grant us compassion
like yours for others.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 89:1-18; 147:1-11; 1; 33
Zeph. 2:1-15
Rev. 16:1-11
Luke 13:10-17
Selected Verses
Ps. 147:10
[The LORD's] delight is not in the strength of the
horse,
nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner…
nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner…
Zeph. 2:15a
Is this the exultant city
that lived secure,
that said to itself,
"I am, and there is no one else"?
that lived secure,
that said to itself,
"I am, and there is no one else"?
Rev. 16:10-11
The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast,
and its kingdom was plunged into darkness; people gnawed their tongues in
agony, and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, and they
did not repent of their deeds.
Luke 13:16
"…And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom
Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the sabbath
day?" [Jesus, to those who complained about his healing on the sabbath]
No comments:
Post a Comment