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Above: Christ Exorcising a Mute, by Gustave Doré
Image in the Public Domain
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For the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Trinity, Year 2
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Lectionary from A Book of Worship for Free Churches (The General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches in the United States, 1948)
Collect from The Book of Worship (Evangelical and Reformed Church, 1947)
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Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people;
that they, plenteous by bringing forth the fruit of good works,
may of thee be plenteously rewarded;
through Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord, who liveth and reigneth
with thee and the Holy Spirit, ever One God, world without end Amen.
—The Book of Worship (1947), 229-230
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Isaiah 63:1-9
Psalm 33
Romans 8:24-39
Matthew 9:27-38
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Isaiah 63:1-9 is related to Isaiah 34. Read Isaiah 34 before 63:1-9, O reader, for better understanding.
The readings from the Old Testament speak of God delivering Israelites from their enemies. Isaiah 63:1-9 highlights the Moabites.
Jesus healed common and marginalized people in Matthew 9:27-38. He restored them to their families and communities. Those healings also signified the presence of the partially realized Kingdom of God.
The God of Romans 8:24-39 is not the God of Hellfire-and-damnation preaching. No, the God of Romans 8:24-39 is not seeking to drop people into the pit of Hell. Actually, the God of Romans 8:24-39 is faithful to the faithful. Moral perfectionism is an impossible standard anyway. In Christ, we read, Christians have an older brother. And the Holy Spirit prays for Christians, making
God’s holy people…always in accordance with the mind of God.
–Romans 8:27b, The New Jerusalem Bible (1985)
Furthermore, nothing can separate us from the love of Christ, who also prays for us.
The epistle reading ends with a glorious and familiar passage:
For I am certain of this: neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nothing already in existence and nothing still to come, nor any power, nor the heights nor the depths, nor any created thing whatever, will be able to come between us and the love of God, known to us in Christ Jesus our Lord.
–Romans 8:38-39, The New Jerusalem Bible (1985)
Grace is staggering, is it not?
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JANUARY 30, 2021 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF LESSLIE NEWBIGIN, ENGLISH REFORMED MISSIONARY AND THEOLOGIAN
THE FEAST OF SAINT BATHILDAS, QUEEN OF FRANCE
THE FEAST OF FREDERICK OAKELEY, ANGLICAN THEN ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST
THE FEAST OF SAINTS GENESIUS I OF CLERMONT AND PRAEJECTUS OF CLERMONT, ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS; AND SAINT AMARIN, ROMAN CATHOLIC ABBOT
THE FEAST OF SAINT JACQUES BUNOL, FRENCH ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST AND MARTYR, 1945
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Above: Pentecost Dove
Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor
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The Collect:
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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The Assigned Readings:
Acts 2:1-21 or Joel 2:21-32 (Protestant and Anglican)/Joel 2:21-3:5 (Jewish, Roman Catholic, and Roman Catholic)
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
Acts 2:1-11 or Romans 8:22-27
John 15:26-16:15
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The Humes lectionary readings for Pentecost across all four years are mostly the same. In fact, the readings for Years B and D on this day are identical. I understand; feasible options are limited.
Anyway, after writing lectionary-based devotions for more than a decade, I fall barely short of dreading composing another devotion for Pentecost. My perspective is unique; only I know how often I have repeated myself. I may have something not excessively repetitive to offer in this post.
One of the major themes in the Gospel of John is the conflict between light (good) and darkness (evil). We read that the Holy Spirit will reveal to the world how wrong it has been about sin, about who was in the right, and about judgment.
Pentecost was nearly 2000 years ago. The world has persisted in a state of denial and obliviousness. Human nature has not changed.
Yet may we take courage. God remains sovereign. And those who cleave to the light remain in Christ, who is in God. The light shines on the just and the unjust. And the darkness has not overcome the light.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JANUARY 12, 2021 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINT BENEDICT BISCOP, ROMAN CATHOLIC ABBOT OF WEARMOUTH
THE FEAST OF SAINT AELRED OF HEXHAM, ROMAN CATHOLIC ABBOT OF RIEVAULX
THE FEAST OF SAINT ANTHONY MARY PUCCI, ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST
THE FEAST OF HENRY ALFORD, ANGLICAN PRIEST, BIBLICAL SCHOLAR, LITERARY TRANSLATOR, HYMN WRITER, HYMN TRANSLATOR, AND BIBLE TRANSLATOR
THE FEAST OF SAINT MARGUERITE BOURGEOYS, FOUNDRESS OF THE SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME
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Adapted from this post:
https://lenteaster.wordpress.com/2021/01/12/devotion-for-pentecost-year-d-humes/
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Above: The Feeding of the Multitude
Image in the Public Domain
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For the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year 2
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Lectionary from A Book of Worship for Free Churches (The General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches in the United States, 1948)
Collect from The Book of Worship (Evangelical and Reformed Church, 1947)
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O Lord, we beseech Thee to keep Thy Church and Household continually in Thy true religion;
that they who do lean only upon the hope of Thy heavenly grace
may evermore be defended by Thy mighty power
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
—The Book of Worship (1947), 132
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Job 38:22-41
Psalm 119:33-48
Romans 8:1-11
John 6:26-35
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More love to thee, O Christ,
More love to thee!
Hear thou the prayer I make
On bended knee;
This is my earnest plea:
More love, O Christ, to thee,
More love to thee,
More love to thee.
–Elizabeth Payson Prentiss (1818-1878), published in 1869
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The readings for this Sunday fit thematically with those for the previous post in this series. I could repeat myself excessively and justify that decision, therefore. However, I do choose not to do so. No, I opt to refer you, O reader, to that post and to focus on the Gospel lection in this post.
John 6:26-35 has much in common with Luke 14:25-35. Both teach us to love Christ most of all. Luke 14:25-35 tells us to love Jesus more than ourselves, our friends, our relatives, and our possessions. John 6:26-35, set on the day following the Feeding of the Five Thousand, identifies Jesus as the Bread of Life. Yesterday’s bread ceases to satisfy after a little while; one becomes hungry again. Daily food is vital for one set of needs. Only Jesus can satisfy other, greater needs. We should love him more than mere food and drink.
One of the consistent themes in the New Testament is the precedence of Jesus. There is x, then there is Jesus. This theme recurs in the Gospels, the Pauline epistles, and the Letter to the Hebrews, for example. X may be good and necessary. It is less important than Jesus, though. He deserves more love than they do. So be it.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
DECEMBER 9, 2020 COMMON ERA
THE ELEVENTH DAY OF ADVENT
THE FEAST OF SAINT LIBORIUS WAGNER, GERMAN ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST AND MARTYR, 1631
THE FEAST OF GEORGE JOB ELVEY, ANGLICAN COMPOSER AND ORGANIST
THE FEAST OF JOHN HOWARD BERTRAM MASTERMAN, ANGLICAN SCHOLAR, HYMN WRITER, PRIEST, AND BISHOP OF PLYMOUTH
THE FEAST OF OLIVIER MESSIAEN, CLAIRE DELBOS, AND YVONNE LORIOD, FRENCH ROMAN CATHOLIC MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS
THE FEAST OF SAINT PETER FOURIER, “THE GOOD PRIEST OF MATTAINCOURT;” AND ALIX LE CLERC, FOUNDRESS OF THE CONGREGATION OF NOTRE DAME OF CANONESSES REGULAR OF SAINT AUGUSTINE
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Above: Icon of Jeremiah
Image in the Public Domain
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Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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1 Samuel 12:19-24 or Jeremiah 20:7-18
Psalm 107:1-15
Romans 8:26-39
Luke 12:49-13:9
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Relationships with God can be difficult; read today’s lesson from Jeremiah, for example. It starts with,
O LORD, you have duped me, and I have been your dupe;
you have outwitted me and have prevailed.
A few verses later, one reads,
But the LORD is on my side, strong and ruthless,
therefore my persecutors shall stumble and fall powerless.
Nevertheless, a few verses later, one reads,
A curse on the day when I was born!
This is vintage Jeremiah. It is stronger than Psalm 107, consistent with our reading from Jeremiah. The reading from Romans 8, in contrast, is upbeat:
If God is on our side, who is against us?…for I am convinced that…nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
–Verses 31, 38, and 39, The Revised English Bible (1989)
I suppose that, depending on the time of day, Jeremiah, a prophet of God, changed his mind about whether God was on his side. That was fine, for Jeremiah had a relationship with God, at least.
My second favorite aspect of Judaism is arguing faithfully with God. (Monotheism is my favorite aspect of Judaism.) Islam is about submitting to God. In Judaism, however, one can kvetch at God and be pious. One can also be pious in the same way in Christianity, fortunately. After all, nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Repentance remains vital, though. Although nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord, divine judgment and mercy remain in balance. We human beings retain our free will; may we use it wisely.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
APRIL 24, 2020 COMMON ERA
GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE
THE FEAST OF SAINT EGBERT OF LINDISFARNE, ROMAN CATHOLIC MONK; AND SAINT ADALBERT OF EGMONT, ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSIONARY
THE FEAST OF SAINT FIDELIS OF SIGMARINGEN, CAPUCHIN FRIAR AND MARTYR, 1622
THE FEAST OF JOHANN WALTER, “FIRST CANTOR OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH”
THE FEAST OF SAINT MELLITUS, BISHOP OF LONDON, AND ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
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Adapted from this post:
https://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2020/04/24/devotion-for-proper-20-year-c-humes/
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Above: Fresco of Samuel
Image in the Public Domain
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Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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1 Samuel 8:4-20; 11:14-15 or Jeremiah 19:1-6, 10-12a
Psalm 106:1-16, 19-23, 47-48
Romans 8:1-11
Luke 12:35-48
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These assigned readings pertain to collective matters–sins, punishment for sins, and life in the Holy Spirit. The context is that of a group–a faith community, a kingdom, et cetera. All of that is consistent with the Biblical theme of mutuality. We are responsible to and for each other.
Collective guilt and responsibility may seem unfair, assuming a certain perspective. For example, sometimes a court releases a wrongly-convicted person who has spent years in prison yet whom evidence has exonerated. Perhaps an expert witness lied under oath. Maybe DNA has proven the prisoner’s innocence. Perhaps the prisoner pleaded guilty to a lesser charge to avoid a certain conviction on a more severe charge. Maybe the testimony of eyewitnesses proved to be unreliable, as it frequently does. Perhaps the prosecutor engaged in professional misconduct by withholding exculpatory evidence. Either way, taxpayers have borne the financial costs of what went wrong, leading to the incarceration of an innocent person. And taxpayers may bear the financial costs of paying reparations to the wrongly convicted. We not begrudge giving a liberated, wrongly-convicted person a fresh start and the financial means to begin a new life, do we? We know, after all, that the wrongly-convicted person has paid for the actions of others with time in prison.
Whatever one person does affects others, whether one behaves as a private citizen or in an official capacity. Likewise, society is people. What society does wrong and sinfully does affect even those members of it who vocally oppose those sinful actions. Those activists for justice also suffer when their society incurs punishment for its sins.
On the other hand, given that society is people, individuals can change their society. Individuals can improve their society or make it worse.
May all of us leave our societies better than we found them.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
APRIL 23, 2020 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF TOYOHIKO KAGAWA, RENEWER OF SOCIETY AND PROPHETIC WITNESS IN JAPAN
THE FEAST OF JAKOB BÖHME, GERMAN LUTHERAN MYSTIC
THE FEAST OF MARTIN RINCKART, GERMAN LUTHERAN MINISTER AND HYMN WRITER
THE FEAST OF SAINT TERESA MARIA OF THE CROSS, FOUNDRESS OF THE CARMELITE SISTERS OF SAINT TERESA OF FLORENCE
THE FEAST OF WALTER RUSSELL BOWIE, EPISCOPAL PRIEST, SEMINARY PROFESSOR, AND HYMN WRITER
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Adapted from this post:
https://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2020/04/23/devotion-for-proper-19-year-c-humes/
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Above: Nazareth, 1875
Image Publisher = L. Prang and Company
Image Source = Library of Congress
Reproduction Number = LC-DIG-pga-14154
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For the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year 1
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Lectionary from A Book of Worship for Free Churches (The General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches in the United States, 1948)
Collect from The Book of Worship (Evangelical and Reformed Church, 1947)
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O Lord, we beseech Thee to keep Thy Church and Household continually in Thy true religion;
that they who do lean only upon the hope of Thy heavenly grace
may evermore be defended by Thy mighty power
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
—The Book of Worship (1947), 132
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Jeremiah 18:1-10
Psalm 119:17-32
Romans 8:1-9
Luke 4:16-32
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One of the definitions of irony is that we, as readers of a story, know something some characters do not or one character does not know. Consider the reading from Luke, for example, O reader.
The assembled residents of Nazareth did not recognize Jesus as the Son of God. They lacked sufficient understanding, so they rejected Christ and his message. They were conventionally pious, but they missed a major point.
I propose that conventional piety can be, in many contexts, a hall wall separating many people from divine truth. I recall that support for slavery was part of Southern (U.S.) White Christian orthodoxy prior to, during, and after the Civil War, for example. I also know that, unfortunately, abuses and misuses of scripture to justify chattel slavery occurred elsewhere in the United States, too. Furthermore, I know that many postbellum White Christians recycled pro-slavery theology to justify White Supremacy and racial segregation.
Much of what we think we know is false. If we pursue what we think is true yet is actually false, how can we please God? Perhaps a thought from Thomas Merton (1915-1968) will help.
My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
nor do I really know myself,
and the fact that I think I am following your will
does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you
does in fact please you.
And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road,
though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust you always though
I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me,
and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
I also hope that human efforts to please God do please God.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
MARCH 18, 2020 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINT LEONIDES OF ALEXANDRIA, ROMAN CATHOLIC MARTYR, 202; ORIGEN, ROMAN CATHOLIC THEOLOGIAN; SAINT DEMETRIUS OF ALEXANDRIA, ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP; AND SAINT ALEXANDER OF JERUSALEM, ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP
THE FEAST OF SAINT CYRIL OF JERUSALEM, BISHOP, THEOLOGIAN, AND LITURGIST
THE FEAST OF ELIZA SIBBALD ALDERSON, POET AND HYMN WRITER; AND JOHN BACCHUS DYKES, ANGLICAN PRIEST AND HYMN WRITER
THE FEAST OF SAINT PAUL OF CYPRUS, EASTERN ORTHODOX MARTYR, 760
THE FEAST OF ROBERT WALMSLEY, ENGLISH CONGREGATIONALIST HYMN WRITER
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I posted these prayers at GATHERED PRAYERS yesterday.–KRT
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ON THE OCCASION OF A DISASTER
Compassionate God, whose Son Jesus wept at the grave of his friend Lazarus:
Draw near to us in this time of sorrow and anguish,
comfort those who mourn,
strengthen those who are weary,
encourage those in despair,
and lead us all to fullness of life;
through the same Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer,
who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever. Amen.
Readings
Job 14:7-13 or Jeremiah 31:15-20
Psalm 60 or 130 or 80:1-7 or 23
Romans 8:35-38 or Revelation 21:1-7 or Romans 8:18-25
Luke 6:20-26 or Mark 13:14-27
—Holy Women, Holy Men: Celebrating the Saints (2010), 733
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IN A TIME OF NATURAL DISASTER
O God, you divided the waters of chaos at creation.
In Christ you stilled storms, raised the dead,
and vanquished demonic powers.
Tame the earthquake, wind, and fire,
and all forces that defy control or shock us by their fury.
Keep us from calling disaster your justice.
Help us, in good times and in distress,
to trust your mercy and yield to your power, this day and for ever.
Amen.
–Andy Langford, in The United Methodist Book of Worship (1992), 509
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DURING A NATIONAL CRISIS
God of ages,
in your sight nations rise and fall,
and pass through times of peril.
Now when our land is troubled,
be near to judge and save.
May leaders be led by your wisdom;
may they search your will and see it clearly.
If we have turned from your way,
help us to reverse our ways and repent.
Give us light and your your truth to guide us;
through Jesus Christ,
who is the Lord of this world, and our Savior. Amen.
—Book of Common Worship (1993), 818
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TIME OF CONFLICT, CRISIS, DISASTER
O God, where hearts are fearful and constricted, grant courage and hope.
Where anxiety is infectious and widening, grant peace and reassurance.
Where impossibilities close every door and and window, grant imagination and resistance.
Where distrust twists our thinking, grant healing and illumination.
Where spirits are daunted and weakened, grand soaring wings and strengthened dreams.
All these things we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
—Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 76
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TIME OF CIVIC MOURNING
God our creator, through whose providing care we enjoy all goodness and life,
turn our eyes to your mercy at this time of confusion and loss.
Comfort this nation as we mourn;
shine your light on those whose only companion is darkness;
and teach us so to number our days that we may apply our hearts to your wisdom;
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
—Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 77
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Above: The Pool, by Palma il Giovane
Image in the Public Domain
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For the Third Sunday of the Season of God the Father, Year 2, according to the U.S. Presbyterian lectionary of 1966-1970
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Almighty God, who hast given us authority to rule the earth according to thy will:
enable us to manage things with reason and love,
that the whole creation may give thee praise;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
—The Book of Common Worship–Provisional Services (1966), 127
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Genesis 1:24-27
Romans 8:18-23
John 5:1-17
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We humans are not the only intelligent beings on the planet. Studies of animal intelligence prove this point. Mimi, the stray cat I feed and pet, possesses intelligence, is self-aware, and responds to her environment in a manner that keeps her alive, for example. I suspect that she knows more about me than I know about her, actually. Furthermore, dolphins and whales are highly intelligent. We humans have a responsibility to protect our neighbors who belong to other species, for the common good.
We humans are the only ones, however, to bear the image of God, metaphorically. God is spirit, after all. We have dominion over stewardship, not ownership, of the planet and all that dwells therein. With great power comes great responsibility. May we exercise that responsibility well and faithfully, thereby leaving creation better than we found it.
May we also leave each other better than we found each other. May we ignore irrelevant, dehumanizing, categories and respect the image of God in each other from womb to tomb. This position cuts across the political spectrum, for, in this matter, labels such as liberal, moderate, and conservative are irrelevant and unhelpful. The label “loving” is germane and helpful, though, especially when navigating morally gray areas and difficult decisions according to which harm will come to somebody regardless of the choice one makes. A slogan I heard decades ago says,
YOU CANNOT NOT DECIDE.
When we decide, may the love of Christ compel us.
What would Jesus do? Which families would Jesus separate at the U.S.-Mexican border? Whom would Jesus insult with racism? Whom would Jesus exploit? Whom would Jesus force to reside in substandard housing? Whose life would Jesus disregard? Which people would Jesus see and not recognize the image of God in them?
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JULY 26, 2019 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINTS ANNE AND JOACHIM, PARENTS OF SAINT MARY OF NAZARETH
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Above: Resurrection of the Dead
Image in the Public Domain
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For the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year 2, according to the U.S. Presbyterian lectionary of 1966-1970
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Help us, O Lord, to hold fast to the faith delivered to the apostles;
remove from our minds all unfounded and senseless belief,
and inspire us with such thoughts as are true, wise, and well-pleasing to thee;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
—The Book of Common Worship–Provisional Services (1966), 126
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Daniel 12:1-4
Romans 8:22-39
Matthew 22:23-33
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Ezekiel 37, from last week’s post, is about the restoration of Israel after the Babylonian Exile, not the resurrection of the dead. Daniel 12, dating to the second century B.C.E., reflects the subsequent theological development of Judaism and does teach the resurrection of the dead. The other assigned readings for this week are also about the resurrection of the dead.
Sadducees also rejected that doctrine. As a children’s song explains, that’s why
they were sad, you see.
The ludicrous question about levirate marriage and the resurrection was, therefore, an insincere question and a trap. Jesus evaded that trap.
The resurrection of the dead satisfies an understandable psychological need. We recognize rampant injustice in this life, so we need reassurance that justice will define the next life. We need to hear and read that judgment and mercy, in balance, will be present.
I do not know the resurrection of the dead as a fact, but I accept it on faith. This doctrine helps me to accept that God is just when the past and current events indicate rampant injustice.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JULY 25, 2019 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINT JAMES BAR-ZEBEDEE, APOSTLE AND MARTYR
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Above: Icon of the Holy Trinity, by Andrei Rublev
Image in the Public Domain
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Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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Isaiah 6:1-8
Psalm 29
Romans 8:12-17
John 3:1-8
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I aspire never to diminish the glorious mystery of God, or to attempt to do so. The doctrine of the Trinity, which the Church developed over centuries via debates, interpretation, and ecumenical councils, is the best explanation for which I can hope. However, the Trinity still makes no logical sense. For example, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are co-eternal. Yet the Son proceeds from the Father. And, depending on one’s theology, vis-à-vis the filoque clause, the Spirit proceeds either from the Father or from the Father and the Son. Huh?
No, the Trinity is illogical. So be it. I frolic in the illogical, glorious mystery of God, who adopts us as sons (literally, in the Greek text), and therefore as heirs. I frolic in the mystery of the Holy Spirit, in whom is new new life. I frolic in the mystery and worship the unity.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
JUNE 29, 2019 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL APOSTLES AND MARTYRS
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Adapted from this post:
https://ordinarytimedevotions.wordpress.com/2019/06/29/devotion-for-trinity-sunday-year-b-humes/
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