Proper 17 13th Sunday after Pentecost – Year A Paul makes it sound so easy. Just be sincere, determined, altruistic. Yet we find ourselves hesitant, shifty, unreliable, selfish. Just be zealous, hopeful, patient. Yet we feel tired, desperate, anxious. Just be generous, hospitable, harmonious. Yet we find ourselves hoarding, isolating, discordant. We want to make […]
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The world that shapes us, a benediction, Romans 12:9-21 — Talitha Arnold, USA
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good. — Romans 12:9-21 Inspired by the Common Lectionary reading for the Proper 17 (usually 13th Sunday of Pentecost), Year A These words might be used throughout the year. Go out into the world in peace. Have courage. Hold onto what is […]
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