The Sound of Our Cry--March 30, 2022

[From March 25, 2020 archive]

 

Our King and our God,

listen to the sound of our cry, 

for to you we pray. 

 

The times are tragic,

suffering everywhere,

and surely more to come. 

Pray give us a sign

that you care. 

 

Forgive us for this request; 

who are we to ask for a sign— 

do we think that we are God?

 

By now we should know,

know that you care,

know of your love,

know that the Spirit

gives as the Spirit 

chooses.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 5; 147:1-11; 27; 51

Gen. 50:15-26

1 Cor. 12:1-11

Mark 8:11-26

 

Selected Verses 

Ps. 5:2

Listen to the sound of my cry,
          my King and my God,
          for to you I pray.

 

Gen. 50:19

But Joseph said to [his brothers], “Do not be afraid! Am I in the place of God?  …”

 

1 Cor. 12:11

All these [gifts] are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.

 

Mark 8:11-12

The Pharisees came and began to argue with [Jesus], asking him for a sign from heaven, to test him.  And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign?  Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”