I am of the earth and belong to the earth;
I speak about earthly things.
You have searched me and known me;
you know that I have tried
to put up with the failings of the weak.
This we should do, not to please ourselves,
but to build up the neighbor.
Surely there are limits to this good purpose,
limits Amnon shattered.
He should have been punished, and strongly.
Give us wisdom to know when the limits
have been exceeded,
and to know, when it is within our power,
how to act accordingly,
lest we protect the guilty at their victims’ expense.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 103; 150; 117; 139
2 Sam. 13:1-22
Rom. 15:1-13
John 3:22-36
Selected Verses
Ps. 139:1
O LORD, you have searched me and known me.
2 Sam. 13:1-22
When King David heard of all these things, he became very
angry, but he would not punish his son Amnon, because he loved him, for he was
his firstborn.
Rom. 15:1-2
We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the
weak, and not to please ourselves. Each of us must please our neighbor
for the good purpose of building up the neighbor.
John 3:22-36
The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is of
the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things.
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