Wednesday September 29 Pentecost 18
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Psalm 101
I am determined to live a life of justice and not to support exploitation.
Psalm 109
A desperate plea for God’s assistance, and rejoicing that God is faithful to the poor. The middle section, which uses violent images against those who oppress the powerless, expresses a profound desire that oppression be removed from the world. At the conclusion the writer rejoices that God is committed to the needy and to protecting those who are unjustly accused.
2 Kings 18: 9-25 What’s Kings about?
The king of Assyria conquers northern Israel (Samaria) and deports the people as slaves. The next king of Assyria confronts the southern part of the country and demands all its wealth.
Matthew 7: 13-21 What’s Matthew about?
Jesus warns us to be careful about who we give our loyalty to and not to be fooled by people who claim to represent God but who do not. This would have been an issue for Christians struggling with why Judaism was not following Jesus, and is a struggle we have today with forms of Christianity which are centred on ourselves and not on God’s call to costly justice for others.
This week’s collect:
Grant, O merciful God,
that your Church,
being gathered by your Holy Spirit into one,
may show forth your power among all peoples,
to the glory of your name;
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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