Scripture on Sewing, Pride & Prejudice
July 6, 2007
Here are some Bible passages I found and may use in our Stitch-by-Stitch Circle. How do they resonate with you? Are there others you can think of? Please comment below!
Some Sewing Quotes
on PRIDE– Genesis 3
* Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. (Gen 3:7)
* The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. (Gen 3:21)
on PREJUDICE – Matthew 9:14-17
* No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. (Mt 9:16 )
Stitch Circle Quotes
on colored YARN – Exodus 28 (it’s worth reading!)
* Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them. (Ex 28:33)
on a CIRCLE – Mark 3:31-35
* Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! (Mk 3:34)
Pride in Widsom Literature
* When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. (Prov 11:2)
* Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. (Prov 13:10)
* Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. (Prov 16:18)
in a PSALM – Psalsm 10 (see more below)
* The wicked are so proud that they care not for God; their only thought is, “God does not matter.” (Ps 10:4 )
Psalm 10
Ut quid, Domine? (from the Book of Common Prayer)
Why do you stand so far off, O LORD, *
and hide yourself in time of trouble?
The wicked arrogantly persecute the poor, *
but they are trapped in the schemes they have devised.
The wicked boast of their heart’s desire; *
the covetous curse and revile the LORD.
The wicked are so proud that they care not for God; *
their only thought is, “God does not matter.”
Their ways are devious at all times;
your judgments are far above out of their sight; *
they defy all their enemies.
They say in their heart, “I shall not be shaken; *
no harm shall happen to me ever.”
Their mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression; *
under their tongue are mischief and wrong.
They lurk in ambush in public squares
and in secret places they murder the innocent; *
they spy out the helpless.
They lie in wait, like a lion in a covert;
they lie in wait to seize upon the lowly; *
they seize the lowly and drag them away in their net.
The innocent are broken and humbled before them; *
the helpless fall before their power.
They say in their heart, “God has forgotten; *
he hides his face; he will never notice.”
Rise up, O LORD;
lift up your hand, O God; *
do not forget the afflicted.
Why should the wicked revile God? *
why should they say in their heart, “You do not care”?
Surely, you behold trouble and misery; *
you see it and take it into your own hand.
The helpless commit themselves to you, *
for you are the helper of orphans.
Break the power of the wicked and evil; *
search out their wickedness until you find none.
The LORD is King for ever and ever; *
the ungodly shall perish from his land.
The LORD will hear the desire of the humble; *
you will strengthen their heart and your ears shall hear;
To give justice to the orphan and oppressed, *
so that mere mortals may strike terror no more.
One Response to “Scripture on Sewing, Pride & Prejudice”
I thought it was interesting that you chose Gen. 3:7 to represent pride. I tend to think about the emotion represented here as shame–but perhaps shame, like pride, cannot come without an awareness of self, or a feeling of the importance of self.
I tend to think of those who are prideful as without shame, like the wicked in psalm 10 who neither humble before God nor care what God thinks. At the same time, I think of humility as containing a component of shame, or at least an awareness of one’s own fallibility.
Maybe a distinction can be made between pride as an awareness of the self in relation to others and humility as an awareness of self in relation to God. Ok, I’m going to stop rambling. BK
By bkennedy on Jul 17, 2007