[From July 4, 2017 archive]
We all serve someone or something, O God.
Sometimes the service is forced upon us;
sometimes we have been bedazzled;
or we cling to what we want to believe
about the one we want to continue serving.
Lord God, we trust in you,
and you we would serve.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 54; 146; 28; 99
1 Sam. 11:1-15
Acts 8:1b-13
Luke 22:63-71
Selected Verses
Ps. 146:3
Do not put your trust in princes,
in mortals, in whom there is no help.
1 Sam. 11:1
About a month later, Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
Acts 8:9
Now a certain man named Simon had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he was someone great.
Luke 22:66-68
When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, gathered together, and they brought [Jesus] to their council. They said, "If you are the Messiah, tell us." He replied, "If I tell you, you will not believe; and if I question you, you will not answer. …"
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