Daily Worship

Thirsty

ian gilmour September 20, 2016 0 0

Matthew 5: 6-7

Jesus said,  “Blessed are those
who thirst for righteousness,

We can be very thirsty at times, but seek to drink in the wrong places…

 

Read Micah 7 The Total Corruption of the People (NRSV)

7 Woe is me! For I have become like one who,
after the summer fruit has been gathered,
after the vintage has been gleaned,
finds no cluster to eat;
there is no first-ripe fig for which I hunger.
2 The faithful have disappeared from the land,
and there is no one left who is upright;
they all lie in wait for blood,
and they hunt each other with nets.
3 Their hands are skilled to do evil;
the official and the judge ask for a bribe,
and the powerful dictate what they desire;
thus they pervert justice.[a]
4 The best of them is like a brier,
the most upright of them a thorn hedge.
The day of their[b] sentinels, of their[c] punishment, has come;
now their confusion is at hand.
5 Put no trust in a friend,
have no confidence in a loved one;
guard the doors of your mouth
from her who lies in your embrace;
6 for the son treats the father with contempt,
the daughter rises up against her mother,
the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
your enemies are members of your own household.
7 But as for me, I will look to the Lord,
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.

 

 

Prayer

When I am down and needing help

when lies reign,

when fear or indifference grow,

may your Kingdom come.

Into our churches,

into our praying and singing,

may your kingdom come.

Into our hearts, hands, eyes and hopes,

may your kingdom come.

Soon.

             From Czechoslovakia