[From Dec. 9, 2005 archive]
Our world is left to us, desolate.
We beg you not to hide your face from us
in the day of our distress.
We pray that you will incline your ear to us
and answer us speedily in the day when we call.
It is a strange prayer—we are the ones hard of hearing.
God, give us an ear to listen to what your Spirit
is saying to the churches.
Is it a time that we should live in our paneled houses,
while so much of your world lies in ruin?
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 102; 148; 130; 16
Hag. 1:1-15
Rev. 2:18-29
Matt. 23:27-39
Selected Verses
Ps. 102:2
Do not hide your face from me
in the day of my distress.
Incline your ear to me;
answer me speedily in the day when I call.
Hag. 1:4
Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?
Rev. 2:18-29
Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.
Matt. 23:38
“…See, your house is left to you, desolate. …” [Jesus, to Jerusalem]
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