By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; and he set out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he stayed for a time in the land he had been promised, as in a foreign land, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Hebrews 11:8-10 NRSV
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Melt Me Down
The Book of Common Prayer renders Psalm 17:3b as "Melt me down; you will find no impurity in me." What an image! Though I tend to try to avoid the heat that melts, the flames and coals are unavoidable. So my concern has to be what impurities will be revealed. I know I am not free of impurities, so my prayer has to be that the melt down will burn them off. Not what I like but what I do desire.
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