Among the Myrtle Trees--Oct. 25, 2021

[From Oct. 28, 2019 archive]

 

Lord, you are the Alpha and the Omega,

our mighty rock; our refuge is in you.

In the dark, among the myrtle trees

are things we do not understand.

Show us what they are, we pray.

Instead you show us those who do

your will, and tell us to do the same.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 62; 145; 73; 9

Zech. 1:7-17

Rev. 1:4-20

Matt. 12:43-50

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 62:7

On God rests my deliverance and my honor;
          my mighty rock, my refuge is in God.

 

Zech. 1:8

In the night I saw a man riding on a red horse!  He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen; and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.  Then I said, “What are these, my lord?” The angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what they are.” 

 

Rev. 1:8

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

 

Matt. 12:49-50

And pointing to his disciples, [Jesus] said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!  For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”