Monday May 31 Trinity
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Psalm 41
Just as we care for the poor and needy, so God cares for us. I am needy in that I have sinned and my enemies and even my friends are all conspiring against me and hoping that I will die. All I can do is trust that God will protect me.
When we, or our world, seem to have little hope, we ground ourselves in knowing God holds us fast.
Psalm 52
Cruel powerful people seem to run the world, but we trust that God will enable the world to be as fertile as a green olive tree and evil will be ended.
Deuteronomy 11: 13-19 What’s Deuteronomy about?
Moses insists that the people will live lives overflowing with plenty if they continue to live in inclusive justice with each other—the central message of the 10 commandments. If they abandon those principles for self-centred purposes, there will be disaster. His analysis fits our time perfectly.
The admonition to bind the commandments to one’s hand and forehead is taken literally by some traditional Jews to this day.
Luke 17: 1-10 What’s Luke about?
Living in the life of death and resurrection means living with extraordinary generosity far beyond what is socially expected. In response to the plea that this is impossible, Jesus responds that the tiniest impulse of generosity is immensely powerful. To ensure that we don’t become proud of our generosity and therefore lose it, Jesus says we mustn’t claim credit for it but simply state that such generosity is entirely normal.
This week’s collect:
Father, we praise you:
through your Word and Holy Spirit you created all things.
You reveal your salvation in all the world
by sending to us Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh.
Through your Holy Spirit
you give us a share in your life and love.
Fill us with the vision of your glory,
that we may always serve and praise you,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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