Monday October 28 Pentecost 23
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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.
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 19.4-17 What’s Ecclesiasticus about?
Don’t gossip, and do find out the truth before repeating stories.
Luke 11.14-26 What’s Luke about?
Jesus is accused of doing tricks with power from the devil when he heals people. He counters by saying that the devil is in trouble if people are being healed! If people are being healed it means the devil has been tied up-the kingdom really has come! But he warns against complacency on that basis-if we aren’t on guard, we can lose the kingdom.
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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