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It's time to take a look at the scriptures for the coming weekend, the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
The scripture texts and background material on them can be found here and if your helping youngsters prepare to hear the Word on Sunday, then you'll want to check for help right here.
This Sunday's first scripture, from the prophet Jeremiah, is a condemnation of unfaithful shepherds and the Lord's pledge to replace them with more faithful shepherds. In the gospel passage from Mark, Jesus is moved to pity the crowd who seem to him to be like "sheep without a shepherd."
The middle text, from Ephesians, never mentions no shepherd nor Jews nor Gentiles but the passage is about the way the God shepherded both of these groups into one through the blood of Christ, the Good Shepherd.
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I cannot even begin to thank you for writing these posts. Reading them and praying with them carries me through some very challenging moments these days. When I struggle, a word or two that you've written reminds me that I am never alone. When my heart feels like glass that is ready to break, God repairs and restores it. Thanks for sharing your wonderful gifts, I do so appreciate what you write in prayerful prose. Denise www.denisemorencygannon.org
ReplyDeleteThanks for your support, Denise! Praise God who touches our lives in so many ways - and let us pray for one another...
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