Christ, in your mercy, hear our confession…
I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no
means!
… God did not reject his
people, whom he foreknew. (Romans 11:1-2)
For complicity in a culture of anger…
I do not want you to be ignorant of this
mystery, brothers and sisters…
all Israel will be saved. (Romans 11:25-26)
For complicity in systems of violence…
As far as election is concerned, they are loved
on account of the patriarchs,
for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.
(Romans 11:28-29)
For allowing our salt to lose its saltiness and
hiding our light under a bushel…
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and
knowledge of God!
…For from him and through him and for him are all
things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen. (Romans 11:33, 36)
Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!
Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief.
Do justly, now.
Love mercy, now.
Walk humbly, now.
You are not obligated to complete the work,
but neither are you free to abandon it. (Talmud)
Shalom,
Brad Munroe
