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Lectionary 17 - July 24, 2016

7/25/2016

Readings: Colossians 2:6-15[16-19]; Psalm 138
Gospel: Luke 11:1-13

Persistence in prayer evoked the admiration of Jesus and wins the attention of the Lord when Abraham intercedes for Sodom. The life of the baptized—to be rooted and built up in Christ Jesus the Lord—is to be rooted in prayer. God hears and answers prayer and so strengthens God’s own. “When I called, you answered me; you increased my strength within me.”

Lectionary 14 - July 3, 2016

7/4/2016

Reading: Galatians 6:[1-6]7-16; Psalm 30
Gospel: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

God is the source of our nourishment. Our Lord’s invitation to “take and eat . . . take and drink” is a repeated one. In the holy eucharist, in the word read and proclaimed, in the assembly of the people of God, the dominion of God has come near. Rejoice! Your name is written in heaven.

Lectionary 13 - June 26, 2016

7/4/2016

Readings: 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21; Psalm 16; Galatians 5:1, 13-25
Gospel: Luke 9:51-62

We have no good apart from God. That makes our Lord’s call to follow him an invitation to freedom. This is freedom to revel in the Spirit’s fruits: love, joy, peace, patience, and the like. This is the path of life.

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