Daily Lectionary in Poetry Sunday 15th February 2015

Psalm 50:1-6

1-3 The God of gods—it’s God!—speaks out, shouts, “Earth!”
    welcomes the sun in the east,
    farewells the disappearing sun in the west.
From the dazzle of Zion,
    God blazes into view.
Our God makes his entrance,
    he’s not shy in his coming.
Starbursts of fireworks precede him.
4-5 He summons heaven and earth as a jury,
    he’s taking his people to court:
“Round up my saints who swore
    on the Bible their loyalty to me.”
6 The whole cosmos attests to the fairness of this court,
    that here God is judge.

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The earth cries out in happiness
To the God of the whole universe
God dazzles the whole world
He does not hide his head
He summons all to come to him
And he judges everyone

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2 Corinthians 4:3-6

4:3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.  4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.  5 For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus' sake.  6 For it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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The world has blinded the people
Blinded them from God above
They think they can see His glory
But instead it is belongings they love

Yet we know God shines in the darkness  
He has shone in our hearts and our lives
And we trust that He will shine through us
To that end is why we still strive

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Mark 9:2-9

9:2 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, 3 and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. 4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus. 5 Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." 6 He did not know what to say, for they were terrified. 7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!" 8 Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus. 9 As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

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Jesus took Peter
James and John
Up the mountain
Where he belonged

He was changed before them
Into dazzling white
And Moses with Elijah
Appeared out of the light

They talked to Jesus
These men of old
And the disciples offered to build
Houses so bold

Then a voice boomed out
"This is my son
Listen to him"
And the prophets were gone

As they came back down
That mountain so tall
Jesus told them tell no one
Of what you then saw

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