Wednesday Devotions

Wednesday July 4, 2007
Morning Devotion
Give the gift of wise rule to the king, O God, the gift of just rule to the crown prince. May he judge your people rightly, be honorable to your meek and lowly. Let the mountains give exuberant witness; shape the hills with the contours of right living. Please stand up for the poor, help the children of the needy, come down hard on the cruel tyrants. Outlast the sun, outlive the moon—age after age after age. Be rainfall on cut grass, earth-refreshing rain showers. Let righteousness burst into blossom and peace abound until the moon fades to nothing. Rule from sea to sea, from the River to the Rim. Psalm 72: 1-8

“The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering but a supernatural use for it.” –Simone Weil
Q: What do you think she means by this?

Wednesday July 4, 2007
Mid-Day Devotion
"I can't stand your religious meetings. 
I'm fed up with your conferences and conventions. I want nothing to do with your religion projects, your pretentious slogans and goals.
I'm sick of your fund-raising schemes, your public relations and image making.
I've had all I can take of your noisy ego-music. When was the last time you sang to me?
Do you know what I want? 
I want justice—oceans of it.
I want fairness—rivers of it. 
That's what I want. That's all I want. Amos 5:21-24

“When you were born you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” -Ancient Indian Proverb
Q: Part of what we are learning to do on this mission trip is to reorient our lives towards what matters. What matters most to you? What matters most to God? To God’s Creation? How can you realign your life? What do you want to make of your life right now, what are your dreams and what do they have to do with God’s dream for you?