Sunday October 10 Pentecost 20
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Psalm 146
Joy in God’s victorious justice for the oppressed, the blind, the strangers and the orphans—that justice for all is built into God’s magnificent creation. Appropriate for a Sunday, which is the anniversary of the resurrection—God’s victory over all evil.
Psalm 147
God’s wondrous creation and God’s commitment to justice are intertwined. Other cultures are not aware of this. What a helpful insight in our day!
Jeremiah 36: 1-10 What’s Jeremiah about?
Jeremiah describes how God makes a second attempt to persuade the people to return to justice. Jeremiah has a list written and read to the people describing the consequences that have descended on them and other nations as a result of injustice. God’s hope is that the people will repent and God can withhold the disaster.
Luke 7: 36-50 What’s Luke about?
We are reading from Luke’s gospel on Sundays, and as is typical of Luke, he emphasizes Jesus’ care for people who are unacceptable. Jesus accepts a formal dinner invitation with a Jewish leader and has his feet bathed by a prostitute. The host complains that Jesus must not be a genuine holy man or he would never allow this to happen. Jesus points out that people respond with great generosity when they have experienced great forgiveness, and proceeds to forgive the woman for her chaotic life. In contrast, the host has not treated Jesus with corresponding generosity, so he must have very little to have been forgiven for! The truth of Jesus’ observation and the biting irony about the host are inescapable.
This week’s collect:
Almighty God,
in our baptism you adopted us for your own.
Quicken, we pray, your Spirit within us,
that we, being renewed both in body and mind,
may worship you in sincerity and truth;
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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