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The #Gospel for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24) is Luke 18: 1-8 which is the story of the widow & the unjust judge.

For me, what stands out in these verses is that not everyone receives justice, certainly not immediately. The widow keeps asking & asking for justice until it is given to her, even by one who does not fear #God. This is often held up as a lesson in #perseverance for #Jesus tells us that, if we have faith in Him, God will grant us justice much quicker than the judge did. Yet these verses end with the question: “when the Son of Man comes, will He find #faith upon the earth?” The implication being humanity will not persist in faith long enough to see justice. This means that even the most faithful among us will not receive justice during their lifetime. How do we live with that? Do we accept that our persistence, our faith, is potentially for naught or do we continue to pray in hopes that one day we will be the widow & there will be faith on earth? #DPB

The #Gospel reading for 14 October 2025 is Matthew 10:16-23. The parable of the sheep among wolves is familiar to most #Christians as inspiration for both perseverance & spreading the Good News of #Jesus our great Redeemer. I’ve heard this passage cited as proof that unpopular people (or people who espouse viewpoints that others disagree with) are on God’s side & doing the work/will of the Divine. Perhaps they are. At least, they may be right up to the point where they meet violence, persecution, anger, & hate in kind.

Once they, or we, start hating & hurting others, we can all be pretty sure we are no longer doing God’s work. Nowhere in this verse are we told to meet violence, be it verbal, legal, or physical, with violence. Quite the opposite, in fact. We are told not to worry about what we should say (v. 19) & “if they persecute you in one village, leave there & go to the next.” (v. 23) #DPB #Green #Episcopal #MorningPrayer #Peace

The #EpiscopalChurch remembers Philip, disciple, evangelist, & deacon on 11 October. So today’s #Gospel reading is Luke 24:13-27 (rather than Matthew). In these passages, the disciples tell a fellow traveler about what has happened to #Jesus from his arrest through crucifixion & the discovery of the empty tomb. They don’t recognize who they are speaking with, even when he describes how Scripture pointed to everything that had occurred.

For me today’s message is that we don’t always realize when God is speaking to us. The Divine rarely shows up wearing a name tag or a t-shirt saying “God” Just because we do not recognize the Divine, doesn’t mean that they are not present & speaking/teaching us. This passage reminds us that the Divine can be anywhere, speaking through anyone. Our challenge is to hear God whenever & wherever God speaks.

How will you hear God today?

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The #Gospel reading for today (10 October 2025) is Matthew 9:27-34, &, for me, it demonstrates why I utilize multiple translations of Scripture in my personal studies/devotions. If I had stuck solely to the NSRV, I would completely missed the phrase I find most meaningful today in the #FirstNations version!

Verse 31 tells us what happened after #Jesus healed 2 blind men, admonishing them to say nothing of their healing, instead, “in their excitement, they did not listen…” & spread the news far & wide. It’s easy to read this as a caution against gossip, however, these guys weren’t really gossiping; they were sharing their actual experiences with God. To me, this phrase is a reminder that some of our encounters with God, even the miraculous ones, are personal, intended for us & those present, rather than public consumption. The reason being that what the experience means to us, may not mean the same thing to someone who wasn’t there resulting in the spread of misinformation. #DPB #Green

This (9 October 2025) morning’s #green prayer from A Disciple’s Prayer Book #DPB has me reflecting on the #Gospel of Matthew 9:18-26. A couple things stand out, first is that both healings involve females; & second, that people laughed at #Jesus As a woman, I really want to focus on the first one & the impact a woman’s #faith has on her life. The second, however, is being very insistent, so I’m focusing on that.

The last sentence of verse 24 says those gathered to mourn a girl “scorned & laughed at him [Jesus] because they knew that she was dead.” This passage demonstrates 2 things: the fallibility of human/popular knowledge & the temporary nature of human death after the arrival of Jesus. The 2 are not mutually exclusive. Jesus calls those who follow Him to life, often in ways that our present society mocks & devalues. In doing so, we reveal that we think we know better than God. Here, Jesus proves that we don’t. The question is: are we getting the message?

Good morning! The #Gospel for 8 October 2025 is Matthew 9:9-17. Since I am following the #green #MorningPrayer in A Disciple’s Prayer Book #DPB I am also using the #FirstNations version of the #NewTestament What I’ve discovered is that this version, combined with my #SBLStudyBible (an #NRSVUE version), are expanding my view of the lessons & their application to my daily life.

What stands out today is the difference a word makes. The #Indigenous NT refers to “outcasts” rather than the “sinners” of other versions. Maybe it’s because I just finished the sections on Hinduism in world religions, but I find the word choice telling. Outcast implies people shunned or ignored by society, that is a societal choice. Sinners, otoh, implies individuals who are separated from God by choice & their own actions. Additionally, the First Nations version refers to the Pharisees as “the Separated Ones”. My take-away is that Faith calls us to return/restore community rather than divide us.