[From June 14, 2013 archive]
Lovers find no flaw in one another;
all that they do is done to build each other up.
You had a similar effect on your audiences, Jesus;
the common people were spellbound by what they heard.
They sought you out; they rejoiced and were glad in you;
in you they found salvation. How great you are!
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 84; 148; 25; 40
Song of Sol. 2; 8-13; 4:1-4a, 5-7, 9-11
2 Cor. 12:11-21
Luke 19:41-48
Selected Verses
Ps. 40:16
But may all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation
say continually, “Great is the LORD!”
Song of Sol. 4:7
You are altogether beautiful, my love;
there is no flaw in you.
2 Cor. 12:19c
Everything we do, beloved, is for the sake of building you up.
Luke 19:47b-48
The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill [Jesus]; but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were spellbound by what they heard.
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