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Sunday, October 26. 2008

Not from today's Lectionary: "In Thee do I put my trust."

The North Canaan, CT Congregational Church

Psalm 16

1 Preserve me, O God:
        
for in thee do I put my trust.
2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord:
        
my goodness extendeth not to thee;
3 but to the saints that are in the earth,
        
and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god:
        
their drink offerings of blood will I not offer,
nor take up their names into my lips.
5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup:
        
thou maintainest my lot.
6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places;
        
yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel:
        
my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the LORD always before me:
        
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth:
        
my flesh also shall rest in hope.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell;
        
neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
11 Thou wilt show me the path of life:
        
in thy presence is fulness of joy;
at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

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If you are not a person who believes the Bible speaks to you, please move on the next item on your agenda and do so in peace, with my blessing.

For those of you who might be interested, the Lessons at my church this morning were a little startling. (You might suspect that the priest has a political agenda, but to the best of my knowledge, these are from the Lectionary, from which he is supposed to chose. In truth, I do not have a clue as to his political leanings.)

The first lesson is from Leviticus 19 1-2, 15-8. Leviticus is part of the ancient Law according to my understanding.

(I am quoting from the bulletin, emphasis, if any, is mine.)

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: "Speak to all of the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy. You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great; with justice you shall judge your neighbor. You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people and you shall not profit by the blood of your neighbor: I am the Lord. You shall not hate in your heart anyone of your kin; you shall not reprove your neighbor, or you will incur guilt yourself. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD."

Here ended the first lesson.

The Psalm (Psalm 90, or Hymn 680) is worth reading in the context of this week and next, but I'll not repeat it here.

The second lesson is from 1 Thessalonians 2, first 8 verses. (I won't repeat it here either--my old fingers are not up to the task. You can find it on-line if your Bible is not at hand.)

The part that caught my attention is where he says "For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure motives, or trickery..."
#1 Larry Sheldon on 2008-10-26 14:43 (Reply)

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