This past Sunday, August 16th, was the 12th Sunday after Pentecost
We heard the following scripture readings, introduction, and prayer of the day during the Sunday morning worship service:
Introduction
In Isaiah we hear that God’s house shall be a house of prayer for all people and that God will gather the outcasts of Israel. The Canaanite woman in today’s gospel is a Gentile, an outsider, who is unflinching in her request that Jesus heal her daughter. As Jesus commends her bold faith, how might our church extend its mission to those on the margins of society? In our gathering around word and meal we receive strength to be signs of comfort, healing, and justice for those in need.
Prayer of the Day
God of all peoples, your arms reach out to embrace all those who call upon you. Teach us as disciples of your Son to love the world with compassion and constancy, that your name may be known throughout the earth, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Scripture
Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 A house of prayer for all peoples
Psalm 67 Let all the peoples praise you, O God. (Ps. 67:3)
Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 God’s mercy to all, Jew and Gentile
Matthew 15:[10-20] 21-28 The healing of the Canaanite woman’s daughter
The Message
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