[Propertalk] Proper 22 b

[Robert P Morrison]

Joe Parrish posted parts 1 and 2.
Here's the conclusion of tomorrow's sermon.
Bob

	 This morning’s Gospel passage shows Jesus talking out harshly
against those who would use power against the weak in society. This
morning’s verses, as countless others do, speak to us about ensuring
that everyone is treated with kindness, and charity – another side
of the compassion which prepares us for our deaths. 

	 Of course, we’d all rather they be later rather than sooner in our
lives. Nevertheless, none of us knows, so today, and tomorrow, and
every day, we prepare by listening to God; by speaking with God; by
acting alongside God wherever there is anything not as it should be.
We should be able to say to the people of Roseburg as well as to our
neighbours, indeed to everyone, “Let the church help, whatever your
need”. And we need to remind ourselves that the church – this
congregation and every congregation – should be standing ready to
help us. 

	 So we commit ourselves into God’s care, trusting that we are loved
and cherished, no matter what evil Satan and the world may fling at
us. And we pray, as another petition of The Great Litany puts it: 

	 “That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; to
 comfort and help the weak-hearted; to raise up those who
 fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet, 

	_ WE BESEECH THEE TO HEAR US, GOOD LORD.”_ 

	_ __God, bless us!___ 

	NOTES 

	[1] _“The Great Litany”,_ B.C.P. page 148 ff.
http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/litany.pdf [1]  

	2 _“Job’s wife and Job”_
http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/diglib-viewimage.pl?SID=20150929975524902&code=act&RC=46621&Row=&code=act&return=act
[2]

	3 Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE, “Brother, Give us a Word”
SSJE.org/WORD/

Links:
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[1] http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/litany.pdf
[2]
http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/diglib-viewimage.pl?SID=20150929975524902&code=act&RC=46621&Row=&code=act&return=act

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