Saturday 1st February 2014
Where we are headed:
readings for Sunday - Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Micah 6:1-8
Psalm 15
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Matthew 5:1-12
Readings for Today Sat., Feb. 1
Psalm 15
Micah 3:1-4
John 13:31-35
Thought for the day
The reading on Sunday (tomorrow) from Micah is the one containing the well known verse "He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" but I wonder how well we know the rest of this little book. This little excerpt from chapter 3 in a way sets the scene for the words we will hear tomorrow: the leaders of the people of Israel have not looked after the people - particularly the vulnerable well. Micah's God's eye view of this is that God is not happy about it. micah uses some very striking language to describe how the people have been treated. When Jesus speaks of loving one another, I am sure he means NOT treating each other with the treatment that Micah denounced in chapter 3 and instead acting according to Micah 6.8
If you have the chance today reading the whole of Micah will give you even more context for Micah 6.6-8.
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