THEOLOGICAL CLUE
The eschatological stance of the church year continues to throw its theological aura around the assigned readings for the day. It insists that the call to the ministry of the church and the proclamation of the gospel began with the calling and naming of the disciples, and that the church must establish evangelism as its outward thrust and its reach into the world. The church is evangelical by the work and definition accorded it by Jesus Christ; its business is the Word of God, and particularly the good news, the Gospel of our Lord.
The Prayer of the Day (LBW)
The Gospel for the Day is responsible for the content of this prayer. It defines the church as "a new company of priests," whom God has created and called "to bear witness to the Gospel." The "priesthood of all beliā¦