Psalm 13 Lectionary Reading Proper 8 Year A 1 How long, O Lord?will you forget me for ever? *how long will you hide your face from me?2 How long shall I have perplexity in my mind,and grief in my heart, day after day? *how long shall my enemy triumph over me?3 Look upon me and […]
Ezekiel 34:11-16 Lectionary Reading St Peter and St Paul Thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to
Jeremiah 20:7-13 Lectionary Reading Year A Proper 7 7Lord, You persuaded me and I let myself be persuaded;You have overcome me and prevailed.I have become a laughingstock all day long;Everyone mocks me.8 For each time I speak, I cry aloud;I proclaim violence and destruction,Because for me the word of the Lord has [a]resultedIn taunting and derision
Matthew 10:24-39 Revised Common Lectionary Year A Jesus said to the twelve disciples, “A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much
Romans 5:1-8 Lectionary Reading: Proper 6 Year A RCL Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but
Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7) Lectionary Reading: Proper 6 Year A RCL The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance
Matthew 10:7-16Jesus said to the twelve, “As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment. Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts, no bag for your journey, or
4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. 5 We are destroying arguments and all arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, 2Corinthians 10:4-5 Is it really possible to take captive every thought
Why there is no such thing as “too picky” if you’re dating again Recently I saw a post on FB joking that dating after your 40’s was “like shopping at the thrift store looking for something that still works and doesn’t smell”. I get the humor in that and have felt that way myself. If
