Tuesday November 15 Pentecost 23
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Psalm 97
God’s power in creation is an expression of God’s commitment to justice—righteousness and justice are the foundations of God’s throne (the same image is used in Psalm 89) and therefore of all creation. We can count on God to uphold those who are without power as surely as we experience enormous power in creation. A wonderful image for our age when science shows us so much power in creation – dignity and justice are equally embedded in the way the world is put together.
Psalm 99
God’s justice was shown in the way God rescued the people from slavery and cared for them throughout history. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 100
A short hymn of praise that God has remained faithful forever.
Habakkuk 3.1-18 What’s Habakkuk about?
God has total power over the natural world. Habakkuk reminds his people that God was not angry with the water when he caused the Red Sea to draw back, but angry with the evil that had enslaved them—the implication is that if God has total power over the natural world, God also has total power over the moral world. Even though Habakkuk can see no end to the present violence and oppression of Israel, he insists on trusting this God who has acted to save them from evil in the past. This is his message of commending hope for people in a threatening time—his message remains equally relevant for us in our time.
Luke 17.1-10 What’s Luke about?
Jesus continues his call to commitment, and especially within the community of disciples where generous forgiveness is to be the norm. The disciples respond that they do not have enough trust and Jesus says they only need a microscopic amount of trust to do amazing things, and when they do, they are not to be proud of it or take credit, but just to say we were faithful workers.
This week’s collect:
Almighty God,
you sent your Son Jesus Christ
to be the light of the world.
Free us from all that darkens and ensnares us,
and bring us to eternal light and joy;
through the power of him
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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