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REDEMPTION SONGS, A 21ST CENTURY DESCANT ON THE PSALMS
| REDEMPTION SONGS, A 21ST CENTURY DESCANT ON THE PSALMS by Rev. Dr. Mary Susan Gast, Conference Minister |
PSALMS OF THE SEASON - PENTECOST, YEAR B
PSALMS OF THE SEASON - PENTECOST, YEAR B (2009) |
Lenten Devotions in Hard Economic Times
EIGHTEENTH DAY OF LENT
MARCH 9
Luke 5: 3b, 27
"Follow me."
We are called away
From the familiar,
With its comforts.
We are called away,
From the customary,
With its daily debasements.
We are called to
Follow,
To go behind,
To tag along,read more...
Lenten Devotions in Hard Economic Times
SEVENTEENTH DAY OF LENT
MARCH 8
Luke 5: 18-20
Just then some men came, carrying a paralyzed man on a bed.
They were trying to bring him in and lay him before Jesus;
But finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd,
They went up on the roof and let him down with his bed
Through the tilesread more...
Lenten Devotions in Hard Economic Times
SIXTEENTH DAY OF LENT
MARCH 6
Isaiah 55: 1, 2, 3, 8
It’s all about assimilation,
Converting nutrients into living tissue,
Eat what is good.
It’s all about resisting assimilation,
Into a state of being where you
Spend your money for that
Which is not bread,
And your labor for that read more...
Lenten Devotions in Hard Economic Times
FIFTEENTH DAY OF LENT
MARCH 5
Isaiah 55: 2
Psalm 63: 3, 5
Listen carefully to Me,
And eat what is good,
And delight yourselves in rich foods.
Drafted in Your image,
Defined in Your terms,
We have inherited
Your metabolism.
Your makeup is our makeup.
That which makes You
Who You are,read more...
Lenten Devotions in Hard Economic Times
FOURTEENTH DAY OF LENT
MARCH 4
I Corinthians 10: 9
We must not put Christ to the test,
As some of them did,
And were destroyed by serpents.
Make no mistake,
There are serpents in the deserts
Of our hearts,
In the wilderness of spirit.
In lands that are God-forsaken,
Serpents infect us,
With death-dealing toxins. read more...
Lenten Devotions in Hard Economic Times
THIRTEENTH DAY OF LENT
MARCH 3
I Corinthians 10: 13
No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone.
God is faithful and will not let you be tested beyond your strength…
Sure.
Here’s the thing:
I am not comforted by those words.
What do you know,
Mr. Letter-Writer to the Corinthians,read more...
Lenten Devotions in Hard Economic Times
TWELFTH DAY OF LENT
MARCH 2
Isaiah 55: 2
Luke 13: 5, 9
In the noisy overcrowded neighborhood of now,
Where the airways are bloated,
Supersaturated with sound,
Where demands fly at us, yammering,
Where conflicts within our scope of interest,
Eddy away our edifying plans,
The ultimatum comes.
The preemptory demand. read more...
Lenten Devotions in Hard Economic Times
ELEVENTH DAY OF LENT
MARCH 1
Isaiah 55: 1a
We thirst in a time of drought,
An age of shortages,
An era of loss of that which is most basic.
Weak and staggering,
Passions paled,
Our withered voices groan,
Where is the water of replenishment?
We have drunk from tainted wells,read more...
