God, I cannot grasp the meaning of “everlasting.”
The only existence I know is one with limits,
beginnings and endings in time and space.
Jeremiah looked far into the future,
and Jesus looked back a thousand years;
long views such as these I can comprehend.
As mortals, we have to be content with that,
and with hope laid up for us in heaven.
Yet I trust in your steadfast love.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 97; 145; 124; 115
Jer. 30:1-9
Col. 1:1-14
Luke 6:1-11
Selected Verses
Ps. 145:13a
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
Jer. 30:3
For the days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the LORD, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their ancestors and they shall take possession of it.
Col. 1:5
…because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel…
Luke 6:3
Jesus answered [his critics], “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? …”
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