... in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord
Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen. Glory
to You, our God, Glory to You.
O Heavenly King,
the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, You are everywhere and fill all things,
Treasury of blessings, and Giver of life: come and abide in us, and cleanse us
from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy
Immortal, have mercy on us (three times).
Glory be to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it is now, was in the
beginning, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Today if you
will hear His voice, harden not your heart, as in the provocation, as the day
of temptation in the wilderness: when your fathers tempted Me, proved Me, and
saw My work.[2]
[1] God
called out to Adam, to be a Father to Adam and a friend; but Adam didn’t listen
very well, so Adam was driven out of the garden of Eden.
God called out to Cain, to be a Father to Cain and a friend;
but Cain didn’t listen very well, so Cain condemned himself by killing his
brother Abel. Seth was a better
listener, so Seth was chosen.
God called out to all the world’s people, to be a Father to the
people and a friend; but the people didn’t listen very well, so the people condemned
themselves. Noah and his family were better
listeners, so Noah and his family were chosen, and the world’s population was
reduced to eight people, because the people condemned themselves by not
listening.
Noah’s family settled in the plains around Ur of the Chaldees
and multiplied to become a great people.
God called out to all the people of Ur, to be a Father to the people and
a friend; but the people of Ur didn’t listen very well, so the people of Ur condemned
themselves. Abraham and his family were better
listeners, so Abraham and his family were chosen, and Abraham and his family wandered
in one wilderness after another as aliens and pilgrims in a foreign land, because
the people of Ur condemned themselves by not listening.
In a time of overwhelming famine Abraham’s descendants settled
in the land of Egypt and multiplied to become a great people. God called out to all the people of Egypt, to
be a Father to the people and a friend; but the people of Egypt didn’t listen
very well, when Israel might have become a priest of the living God to them, so
the people of Egypt condemned themselves.
Abraham’s descendants, the Israelites were better listeners, so the
Israelites were chosen, and the Israelites were brought out of Egypt with a
mixed multitude to form a new nation, because the people of Egypt condemned themselves
by not listening.
The Israelites didn’t listen very well, and condemned
themselves to wander in the wilderness for forty years. The people during the Judges didn’t listen
very well either, nor did Saul, nor the Northern Kingdom, nor the Southern
Kingdom…. Finally, God sent His Son,
because He knew that His Son would listen on behalf of all the people; and God
could at last be a Father and a friend to all people.
The Chosen People are called the Chosen People because they
listen to the Father. Because they
listen, they also obey. How can they
possible do this, when all people have failed so obviously and repeatedly? For Jesus sake, the Father freely gives His
Holy Ghost to all who ask. All who ask, the
Holy Ghost joins to Jesus in such a way that they become mysteriously like
Jesus, and like Jesus, by faith, they are now empowered to obey. God receives all who listen, so that He can
be their Father and their friend….
Do you listen? Do you
listen very well?
Know this. God is patient,
and God is kind. He has an intense love
for those who will only listen. The humblest
listener is His treasured child. So we must
concern ourselves with praying through our Bibles, listening to see the world from
God's perspective. It matters not that we
live or die, but that we will live again.
Are you listening?
Blessed are You, O Lord;
teach us Your commandments.
Blessed are You, O Lord;
teach us Your statutes.
Blessed are You, O Lord;
show us how to love You.
Blessed are You, O Lord;
help us love our neighbors.
Blessed are You, O Lord;
provide us with Your manna.
Blessed are You, O Lord;
crush the deception of the nations.
Blessed are You, O Lord;
set your people free.
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