[From March 7, 2009 archive;
adapted from my journal
of March 15, 2003]
When I think about
all your deeds,
meditate on the works
of your hands,
when I remember the
days of old,
then I understand
words attributed
to Moses about blessings
and curses.
I have not found it
to be automatic:
a blessing for each
act of obedience
and a curse for each
time I disobey;
and my frequency of
obedience pales
beside that of my
disobedience;
yet when I have
obeyed, it seems
there has been some kind
of blessing,
however hidden, by
which you show
me where we get your
living water—
it is by way of
reverent submission.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 43; 149; 31; 143
Deut. 11:18-28
Heb. 5:1-10
John 4:1-26
Selected Verses
Ps. 143:5
I remember the days of old,
I think about all your deeds,
I meditate
on the works of your hands.
Deut. 11:26-28a
See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:
the blessing, if you obey the
commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you today; and the
curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God…
Heb. 5:7
In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and
supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him
from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
John 4:11
The [Samaritan] woman said to [Jesus], “Sir, you have no
bucket, and the well is deep. Where do
you get that living water? … ”
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