Lest I Yell, “Crucify”--Sept. 5, 2019

[From Sept. 7, 2017 archive]

Christ, draw me near to you, lest I be double-minded,

and purify my heart, lest it turn away from you.

Do not let me be swept away with sinners,

nor my life with the bloodthirsty,

lest I be joined with those

who yell, "crucify."

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 116; 147:12-20; 26; 130

1 Kings 11:1-13

James 3:13-4:12

Mark 15:12-21

Selected Verses

Ps. 26:9

Do not sweep me away with sinners,
          nor my life with the bloodthirsty…

1 Kings 11:4

For when Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not true to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David. 

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.  Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Mark 15:12-14

Pilate spoke to [the crowd] again, "Then what do you wish me to do with the man you call the King of the Jews?"  They shouted back, "Crucify him!"  Pilate asked them, "Why, what evil has he done?"  But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him!"