What to Fear About God--July 31, 2021

[Adapted from Aug. 3, 2013 archive]

 

How can we be afraid of you? 

You have compassion for us 

when we are hungry; 

 

you give us life, and breath, 

and all things. 

 

You have been our help--

in the shadow of your wings 

we sing for joy. 

 

The only thing to fear

is that we will separate ourselves

from your loving presence.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 122; 149; 100; 63

2 Sam. 5:22-6:11

Acts 17:16-34

Mark 8:1-10

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 63:7 

…for you have been my help, 
          and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy. 

 

2 Sam. 6:9 

David was afraid of the LORD that day; he said, “How can the ark of the LORD come into my care?” 

 

Acts 17:25 

“…nor is [God] served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things.  …”  [Paul to the Athenians] 

 

Mark 8:1-2a 

In those days when there was again a great crowd without anything to eat, [Jesus] called his disciples and said to them, “I have compassion for the crowd…”