God, destructive storms are attacking
the poor and vulnerable of the world—
hurricanes and fire storms, hot dry winds,
droughts, and crop-destroying insects—
all together with a raging pandemic.
Is your patience exhausted?
Are these your doings?
As Jesus held back his disciples
from unleashing destruction,
as your angels held back
winds of the earth,
we pray for
refuge.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 57; 145; 85; 47
Micah 2:1-13
Rev. 7:1-8
Luke 9:51-62
Selected Verses
Ps. 57:1
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
until the destroying storms pass by.
Micah 2:7a
Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
Is the LORD’s patience exhausted?
Are these his doings?
Rev. 7:1
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on earth or sea or against any tree.
Luke 9:53-55
…but [the Samaritan village’ did not receive [Jesus], because his face was set toward Jerusalem. When [Jesus’] disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” But he turned and rebuked them.
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