THEOLOGICAL CLUE

Once more the eschatological framework of the church year is reinforced by the day's readings, especially the lesson from Romans 8 and verses 47-50 of the Gospel of the Day, which speak specifically of the "end of the age" and the judgment that will come with it. Matthew's Gospel also spells out the nature of realized and present eschatology in the two little parables of the treasure and the precious pearl. Without the readings, the eschatological motif of Pentecost would be virtually indistinct on this Sunday; the readings remind us of the movement of the church through time to the last things spelled out at the conclusion of the Pentecost cycle/season and Christ the King Sunday.

The Prayer of the Day (LBW)
The introduction to this prayer ("O God, your ears are open alw…