The Daily Office of Morning and Evening Prayer are found in the Book of Common Prayer or online:
Morning Evening
Ecclesiasts 14:8: "There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people who are treated according to the conduct of the wicked, and there are wicked people who are treated according to the conduct of the righteous."
This description of the vanity and injustice we see on earth reminds me of that beautiful quote from Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
In a society where people are often treated by externals (be it class, race, age, or looks) as opposed to one's actual behavior or character, how might we, who follow Jesus, emulate the God of Scripture who says "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature ... for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” ? How might we reject the "vanity" and injustice of our world and embrace the love and justice God's Word invites us to?
~Rebecca+
Morning Evening
Ecclesiasts 14:8: "There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people who are treated according to the conduct of the wicked, and there are wicked people who are treated according to the conduct of the righteous."
This description of the vanity and injustice we see on earth reminds me of that beautiful quote from Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
In a society where people are often treated by externals (be it class, race, age, or looks) as opposed to one's actual behavior or character, how might we, who follow Jesus, emulate the God of Scripture who says "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature ... for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” ? How might we reject the "vanity" and injustice of our world and embrace the love and justice God's Word invites us to?
~Rebecca+
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