To Drink Deeply, and to Pour Out--Dec. 29, 2021

 

O God, holy in splendor, 

in awe we tremble before you

as we give thanks to your name.

 

There is a time to draw water up 

from the deep well of your love,

filling our cups to the brim 

and drinking deeply.

 

And there is also a time 

to pour out our love 

for one another.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 96; 147:1-11; 132; 97

2 Sam. 23:13-17b

2 John 1:1-13

John 2:1-11 

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 97:12

Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous,
          and give thanks to his holy name!

 

Ps. 96:9

Worship the LORD in holy splendor;
          tremble before him, all the earth.

 

2 Sam. 23:16

Then the three warriors broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and brought it to David.  But he would not drink of it; he poured it out to the LORD…

 

2 John 1:5

But now, dear lady, I ask you, not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning, let us love one another.

 

John 2:7

Jesus said to [the servants], “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.