Proper 13 Year A
Taken from Gazing on the Gospels Year A
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Proper 13 - Year A
Meditation on Matthew 14: 3-21
Gaze on this footsore crowd of people,
who came out so enthusiastically,
traipsing in the midday sun from their
town and villages over the hills, down
steep stony paths, to the shore. See
the men scanning the lake, shielding
their eyes from the sun with their hand,
eager to catch a glimpse of Jesus.
‘There!’ someone shouts, arm outstretched,
pointing to a small sail no bigger than a
gull. Hear the murmurs rise, ‘He’s coming...
Taken from Gazing on the Gospels Year A by Judith Dimond
Published by SPCK