Wednesday May 19 Easter 7
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Psalm 101
I am determined to live a life of justice and not to support exploitation.
Psalm 109
A desperate plea for God’s assistance, and rejoicing that God is faithful to the poor. The middle section, which uses violent images against those who oppress the powerless, expresses a profound desire that oppression be removed from the world. At the conclusion the writer rejoices that God is committed to the needy and to protecting those who are unjustly accused.
Ezekiel 11: 14-25 What’s Ezekiel about?
The people who had been left in Jerusalem are thinking that the exiles in Babylon will never return and the land will become theirs. But God reminds Ezekiel that God has cared for them in exile and will rescue them by putting a new spirit of justice in their hearts. Ezekiel is taken by the fiery chariots back to the exiles to tell them this good news.
Luke 10: 17-24 What’s Luke about?
The seventy disciples return having seen the kingdom arriving. Jesus rejoices that the disciples have experienced God’s power to bring life to all—nothing can hurt them. Those who are of little influence understand this sooner than powerful people who will never understand the nature of inclusive love because they imagine their own power can save them.
This week’s collect:
Almighty God,
you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven.
Mercifully give us faith to know
that, as he promised,
he abides with us on earth to the end of time;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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