Sunday October 27 Pentecost 23
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Psalm 63
I delight in the certainty of God’s protection and victory over evil. The violence in verses 9 and 10 can be understood as an expression of our intense desire that all evil will come to an end.
Psalm 98
The people, the nations, and the whole of creation delight in God’s victory and rejoice when God comes to put all creation right. This psalm is used at Easter, and is often used on Sundays, mini-anniversaries of Easter. There is some lovely imagery of the sea deliberately making a noise with its waves and rivers doing the same by clapping their hands.
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 18.19-33 What’s Ecclesiasticus about?
Advice about keeping balance in life.
Matthew 18.15-20 What’s Matthew about?
Matthew understands that Jesus was concerned about the quality of life within the Christian community. Jesus requires that there be complete fairness and transparency when a member of the community must be confronted. Such a community will reflect God’s community and God will be present among them.
This week’s collect:
Lord God our redeemer,
who heard the cry of your people
and sent your servant Moses
to lead them out of slavery,
free us from the tyranny of sin and death,
and by the leading of your Spirit
bring us to our promised land;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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