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Psalm 138:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Judges 6:1-40, Isaiah 6:1-13, Luke 5:1-11

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George Bass

... for this Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany fail to amplify the theme that the Gospel for the Day expresses ("I will make you fishers of [people]"); rather, they seem to be, in Year/Cycle C, more in harmony with the second reading than the gospel. This classic collect for the First Sunday after the Epiphany, however, tends to be more harmonious to the "call/ministry" theme of Luke 5. It reads: "O Lord, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people who call upon thee; and grant that they may ...

202. Epiphany 6

Luke 6:17-26, Psalm 1:1-6, Jeremiah 16:1--17:18, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34

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George Bass

... it with gold, but then it could not be played. Its commercial value was enhanced, but its real value was gone. It could no longer do what it was fashioned to do. God can do that for us (and to us). He follows this with another classic illustration, as a warning to the church, as well as individual Christians which states that two clergymen watched a great ecclesiastical procession pass, with silver incense lamps and priests wearing cloth of gold. As a great golden crucifix passed them, one said to the other ...

203. Advent 1

Luke 21:5-38, Jeremiah 33:1-26, Zechariah 14:1-21, 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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George Bass

... start every day. Ours is not to ponder the parousia, but to get busy with the continuing work of living out our lives under the rule of the living Lord here on planet earth. The Prayer Of The Day The church prays one or another version of the classic collects for this First Sunday in Advent: "Stir up your power, O Lord, and come. Protect us by your strength and save us from the threatening dangers of our sins, for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen." It ...

204. Ash Wednesday

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18, Joel 2:12-17, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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George Bass

... . The Prayer Of The Day The liturgical churches have simply rewritten the traditional collect for Ash Wednesday, much as they have prescribed the traditional readings for the day. The Book Of Common Prayer version, however is almost an exact copy of the classic collect, varying primarily in the use of contemporary language in place of the King James English (mostly in the pronouns) in which the original prayer is cast: "Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of ...

205. Lent 4

Luke 15:1-7, Joshua 5:1-12, Isaiah 12:1-6, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 15:11-32

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George Bass

... will be, "rejoicing Sunday" for the church. The Gospel for the Day informs and reinforces the reality of Jesus' death and resurrection, and what he accomplished for all people - reconciliation between God and his children. The Prayer Of The Day The classic collect for the Fourth Sunday in Lent in Cycle C is more thematically appropriate for use with the revised lectionaries and liturgies than the contemporary prayers that have been prepared for this Sunday. With modernized language, it would read this way ...

206. Lent 5

John 7:45--8:11, Psalm 126:1-6, Isaiah 43:14-28, Philippians 3:1-11, Luke 20:9-19, John 12:1-11

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George Bass

... for the Day, since there are three, should contribute to this transition and in combination, at least, they do. Clearly, this is not the Sunday of the Passion of our Lord, but it points to it. The Prayer Of The Day A revision of the classic collect for the Fifth Sunday in Lent (Passion Sunday, in the former version of the church year), speaks better to the predicament of sinful people than the contemporary prayers for this day. A revision of it might read this way: "We pray you, Almighty God, mercifully ...

207. Easter Sunday

John 20:1-9, Acts 10:23b-48, Isaiah 51:1-16, Exodus 15:1-21, Colossians 3:1-17, 1 Corinthians 5:1-13, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 24:1-12

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George Bass

... and mind, may worship you in sincerity and truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen." Most of the books of worship have contemporary versions of classic Easter prayers, few, if any, of which mention the relationship of Easter, baptism, and "total renewal." The Psalm Of The Day Psalm 118, which has different versification in the several churches that appoint it for Easter Sunday, is used on this Sunday in all three ...

208. Easter 2

John 20:19-23, Acts 5:12-16, Acts 5:17-42, Job 42:1-6, Revelation 1:4-8, Revelation 1:9-20, John 20:24-31, Psalm 149:1-9

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George Bass

... of the collects for this day make mention of living out the Easter faith in the daily activities of life. And none of the prayers picks up the Gospel for the Day, John 20:19-31, "Doubting Thomas." Incidentally, this Sunday had a second name in the classic church year and lectionary, "Thomas Sunday," which would only be sustained in Year/Cycle C of the "new" lectionary. The Psalm Of The Day Psalm 111 (E) - This psalm is appropriate for this, or any other, Sunday in the Easter season. It expresses the kind of ...

209. Easter 6

John 14:15-31, Psalm 67:1-7, Acts 15:22-35, Joel 2:18-27, Revelation 21:1-27

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George Bass

... Ascension, taking its cue from the great 50 days of the Pasch, from Easter Sunday through Pentecost.) The propers for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, including the pericopes, are intended to remember the resurrection and anticipate the ascension. The Prayer Of The Day The classic collect for the Fifth Sunday after Easter speaks to the concern that the people of God have for the earth and everything in it, in the light of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It picks up the themes of responsiveness to the reality ...

210. Pentecost Sunday

Acts 2:1-13, Psalm 104:1-35, Joel 2:28-32, Genesis 11:1-9, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, John 16:5-16, John 20:19-23, John 15:18--16:4

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George Bass

... prays, "Come, Lord Jesus! Come quickly!" but the church is to be concerned for the care of all creation and, taught and directed by the Holy Spirit, it engages in the work of preserving the earth and all things in and on it. The Prayer Of The Day The classic collect for Pentecost picks up the "teaching" and "comforting" motifs of the Spirit's work in the world: "O God, who didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a ...

211. Proper 7

1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 63:1-11, Zechariah 12:1-9, Luke 8:26-39, Galatians 3:23-29

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George Bass

... to be faithful to the good news by faithful preparation for Sunday preaching that will meet the short term and long term needs of the people who know and love God. The Prayer Of The Day None of the contemporary or revised collects surpasses the beautiful classic collect for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost. It reminds us that God is in charge and that our Lord Jesus Christ is reigning over this world. It reads: "Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by ...

212. Proper 8

Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 16:1-11, Luke 9:51-56

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George Bass

... , it does, however, this year have the influence of Mary Magdalene spelling out the nature of faith, love, and devotion to Jesus, and witnessing to the reality of the risen Lord and the life that believers live through him. The Prayer Of The Day This classic collect for this Sunday is especially appropriate when the festival of Mary Magdalene is in close proximity to this Sunday: "O God, who has prepared for them that love thee such good things as pass man's understanding: Pour into our hearts such love ...

213. Proper 10

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Psalm 69:1-36, Psalm 25:1-22, Luke 10:25-37

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George Bass

... at once rejoice that Jesus has begun his reign, confident that he will be their support in all of the exigencies of life and their hope in joy and sorrow as long as they live. The Prayer Of The Day The Book Of Common Prayer contains another classic collect that has been slightly reworked as a contemporary prayer for the liturgy: "O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power ...

214. Proper 15

Hebrews 12:1-13, Luke 12:54-59, Luke 12:49-53, Psalm 82:1-8, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Jeremiah 23:9-32, Jeremiah 38:1-13

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George Bass

... that the gospel-story of Jesus Christ should be at the basis of all that happens in the autumn of the year, otherwise, what happens as the churches begin their fall programming will be endangered and, possibly, futile. The Prayer Of The Day The classic collect for this Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity) is appropriate for the church year theology and the Gospel for the Day. It reads this way, and it is evident that the language and syntax need to be updated: "Almighty and ...

215. Proper 16

Luke 13:22-30, Isaiah 28:1-29, Isaiah 66:1-24, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Hebrews 12:1-13

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George Bass

... discoveries that will extend life beyond anything we have known so far, and have our bodies frozen and stored away until all diseases and human weaknesses are wiped out. But none of us will live long enough for that. The Prayer Of The Day The classic collect for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost will be familiar to many older Christians. It sounds as though it were prepared for a Sunday when 1 Corinthians 13 might have been the epistle for the day, but it is a cross-oriented prayer: "Almighty and ...

216. Proper 20

Luke 16:1-15, Psalm 113:1-9, Psalm 130:1-8, Amos 8:1-14, Hosea 11:1-11, 1 Timothy 2:1-15

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George Bass

... and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen." It complements the classic collect for this Sunday: "Lord, we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the devil, and with pure hearts and minds to follow thee, the only God; through thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the ...

217. Proper 22

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Amos 5:1-17, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 37:1-40, Luke 17:1-10

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George Bass

... leads people to join the disciples, who in the Gospel for the Day implored Jesus, "Lord, increase our faith!" As that happens, the church is truly renewed and prepared for its mission in the world today. The Prayer Of The Day The classic (Lutheran) collect for this Sunday has been transformed into a contemporary prayer. It reads this way: "Almighty God, gracious Lord, pour out your Holy Spirit upon your faithful people. Keep them steadfast in your Word, protect and comfort them in all temptations ...

218. Proper 24

Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 121:1-8, Exodus 17:8-16, Genesis 32:22-32, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:2-20, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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George Bass

... . Preserve the works of your mercy, that your church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your name; through Jesus Christ our Lord (who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen)". The classic collect for the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost is more compatible with the emphasis on the prayer/plea in the Luke 18 Gospel for the Day: "O God, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness: Be ready, we beseech thee, to ...

219. Proper 26

Psalm 65:1-13, Psalm 145:1-21, Psalm 32:1-11, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12, Haggai 2:1-9, Exodus 34:1-28, Isaiah 1:1-31, Luke 19:1-10

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George Bass

... gospel announcement of Jesus' resurrection grows even louder, "Christ will come again." And the faith of Christians generates hope in the gracious actions of a loving God. As Lord Tennyson put it: "Ring in the Christ that is to be." The Prayer Of The Day The classic collect for this Sunday also reminds one of In Memoriam, with its "ring out, ring in" motif: Ring out the want, the care, the sin,The faithless coldness of the times; Ring in the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand; Ring ...

220. A Farewell Gift

John 14:15-31

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John M. Braaten

... who took it easy, who had it good, but those who struggled and who overcame seemingly insurmountable odds." A striking example is the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky regarded by many as one of the greatest literary genuises of all time. His books are classics. The Brothers Karamazov is regarded by many as the greatest novel ever written. His stories all have a similar theme, that our redemption is to be found through suffering, not simply physical suffering, but in the anguish of our selfhood. We become ...

221. Selling One’s Soul

1 Kings 21:1-29

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Robert Allen

... take great delight in staging Elizabethan dramas. This is one of the cultural aspects which universities in the Northeast emphasize. It is a way of giving aspiring young actors and actresses some practical experience on the stage and it is a way of taking classical literature out of the boredom of the classroom and making it come alive in the minds of students as they watch it performed on the stage. Perhaps, one of the greatest of the Elizabethan dramas is Christopher Marlowe’s, The Tragical History of ...

222. Paradoxes Of The Christian Faith

Matthew 10:1-42

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... But Christians turn losses into gains. It's not what I've lost, but what I've gained. Not what's been taken, but what's been given. Not how much I don't have, but how much I do have for the remainder of the journey. Judith Viorst's classic work Necessary Losses reveals how life is a series of experiences wherein we are losing and gaining. Intrinsic to life are processes by which we detach, separate, and lose things. This process is central to our growth as it is to life itself. But some losses are harder to ...

223. The Interview

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42

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Larry Goodpaster

... shot of young adults sitting around tables and standing around the walls. There were studious looks fixed on each face. What were they hearing? Who was speaking? A third picture was one she had seen often, and had always been stirred by it. It was the classic picture of “earth-rise” taken from the vantage point of the moon on one of those space adventures two decades ago. Her spirit began to calm as she remembered what she had come here for in the first place. Scenes like those reminded her that she ...

224. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

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Harold Warlick

... feeling angry and sorry for himself. The Psalmist is writing about how mad he is over the fact that bad people are prospering in the world. He cries in Psalm 73: "The ungodly people increase in riches. I'm mad. I've cleansed my heart for nothing." And the classic view of a lack of appreciation is uttered by an elder brother to his father. "Look, Father, I'm mad. All these many years I've served you, done what you wanted, been home on time, never asked for much money, never broke the rules: yet you never ...

225. Faithful To The Lord

Genesis 32:22-32

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Ron Lavin

... out of which new life comes. When we are willing to forgive, we are acting like Jesus, who said, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." St. Francis of Assisi embodied much of the teaching of Jesus. The prayer of St. Francis is a classic example of the meaning of forgiveness in real life. Joseph lived out this prayer long before it was written. In this prayer we, too, are challenged to be faithful by being willing to forgive. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred ...

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201. Epiphany 5

Psalm 138:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Judges 6:1-40, Isaiah 6:1-13, Luke 5:1-11

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George Bass

202. Epiphany 6

Luke 6:17-26, Psalm 1:1-6, Jeremiah 16:1--17:18, 1 Corinthians 15:12-34

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George Bass

203. Advent 1

Luke 21:5-38, Jeremiah 33:1-26, Zechariah 14:1-21, 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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George Bass

204. Ash Wednesday

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18, Joel 2:12-17, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

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George Bass

205. Lent 4

Luke 15:1-7, Joshua 5:1-12, Isaiah 12:1-6, 1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5, 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Luke 15:11-32

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George Bass

206. Lent 5

John 7:45--8:11, Psalm 126:1-6, Isaiah 43:14-28, Philippians 3:1-11, Luke 20:9-19, John 12:1-11

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George Bass

207. Easter Sunday

John 20:1-9, Acts 10:23b-48, Isaiah 51:1-16, Exodus 15:1-21, Colossians 3:1-17, 1 Corinthians 5:1-13, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 24:1-12

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George Bass

208. Easter 2

John 20:19-23, Acts 5:12-16, Acts 5:17-42, Job 42:1-6, Revelation 1:4-8, Revelation 1:9-20, John 20:24-31, Psalm 149:1-9

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George Bass

209. Easter 6

John 14:15-31, Psalm 67:1-7, Acts 15:22-35, Joel 2:18-27, Revelation 21:1-27

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George Bass

210. Pentecost Sunday

Acts 2:1-13, Psalm 104:1-35, Joel 2:28-32, Genesis 11:1-9, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, John 16:5-16, John 20:19-23, John 15:18--16:4

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George Bass

211. Proper 7

1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 63:1-11, Zechariah 12:1-9, Luke 8:26-39, Galatians 3:23-29

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George Bass

212. Proper 8

Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 16:1-11, Luke 9:51-56

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George Bass

213. Proper 10

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14, 2 Kings 2:1-18, Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Psalm 69:1-36, Psalm 25:1-22, Luke 10:25-37

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George Bass

214. Proper 15

Hebrews 12:1-13, Luke 12:54-59, Luke 12:49-53, Psalm 82:1-8, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Jeremiah 23:9-32, Jeremiah 38:1-13

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George Bass

215. Proper 16

Luke 13:22-30, Isaiah 28:1-29, Isaiah 66:1-24, Jeremiah 28:1-17, Hebrews 12:1-13

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George Bass

216. Proper 20

Luke 16:1-15, Psalm 113:1-9, Psalm 130:1-8, Amos 8:1-14, Hosea 11:1-11, 1 Timothy 2:1-15

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George Bass

217. Proper 22

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13, Amos 5:1-17, Habakkuk 1:12--2:1, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 37:1-40, Luke 17:1-10

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George Bass

218. Proper 24

Luke 18:1-8, Psalm 121:1-8, Exodus 17:8-16, Genesis 32:22-32, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:2-20, 2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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George Bass

219. Proper 26

Psalm 65:1-13, Psalm 145:1-21, Psalm 32:1-11, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12, Haggai 2:1-9, Exodus 34:1-28, Isaiah 1:1-31, Luke 19:1-10

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George Bass

220. A Farewell Gift

John 14:15-31

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John M. Braaten

221. Selling One’s Soul

1 Kings 21:1-29

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Robert Allen

222. Paradoxes Of The Christian Faith

Matthew 10:1-42

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

223. The Interview

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42

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Larry Goodpaster

224. Redrawing The Landscape

Multiple Scriptures

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Harold Warlick

225. Faithful To The Lord

Genesis 32:22-32

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Ron Lavin

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