Lectionary 18/08/2019
Lectionary Readings
Psalm 82
God resists a partial judgment
God resists a partial judgment
by Andrew Pratt
God resists a partial judgment, spinning justice in the air, mercy breathes in word and action when the Spirit's breath is there. Here the wicked face comeuppance, here the weak are heard at last, where each human word and action counts for more than prayer or fast. Verses 3-4 fo…
LWPT Meditations - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C Amos 7:7-17 Psalm 82 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 When the nation of Israel, God’s chosen people, began to slip into apostasy, it was divided into a northern kingdom – still called Israel – and a southern kingdom called Judah. Jud…
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - On Challenging the Gods and God
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - On Challenging the Gods and God
by SPCK - John Goldingay
On Challenging the Gods and God Psalm 82 Two friends who live in the Philippines had lunch with us a week or so ago while on a visit home in the United States. One of them, a Chinese American, told us that in the Philippines he had a sense of the presence of evil spirits that he …
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 10 (15) - Year C
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 10 (15) - Year C
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Proper 10 (15) - Year C Service contains: Hymn: Immortal, invisible, God only wise or Amid uncertainty and doubt Prayer: Generous and caring God, we come Reading: Psalm 82 Poem: Justice Hymn: Praise to the holiest in the height or We come to you without pretense or God resists a …
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