Throughout all time, Most High,
cruelty, violence, killing have raged;
all day long enemies trample down victims;
no one can be absolutely safe from violent
death,
certainly not the members of your kingdom.
Nonetheless, I will put my trust in Christ,
and that all will be made alive in him.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 56; 149; 118; 111
Jer. 52:1-34
1 Cor. 15:12-29
Matt. 11:7-15
Selected Verses
Ps. 56:2-3
…my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many fight against me.
O Most High, when I am afraid,
I put my trust in you.
for many fight against me.
O Most High, when I am afraid,
I put my trust in you.
Jer. 52:10-11
The king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his
eyes, and also killed all the officers of Judah at Riblah. He put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound
him in fetters, and the king of Babylon took him to Babylon, and put him in
prison until the day of his death.
1 Cor. 15:22
…for as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in
Christ.
Matt. 11:12
“…From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of
heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. …”
[Jesus, to the crowds]
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