12th Sunday After Trinity

Readings: Proverbs 9v1-6; Psalm 34v9-14; Ephesians 5v15-20; John 6v51-58.

Let us pray: May the words of my mouth, and the thoughts and meditations of all our hearts, be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our strength and our redeemer.

A Word: Today’s readings help us to think through how we should live our lives as God’s people.

- In the reading from Proverbs we hear that Wisdom is calling out to the world, calling the foolish and sinful to grow up and live intelligently and sensibly.

- The psalm tells us to learn how to fear, venerate and revere the Lord: by seeking the Lord; by listening to and learning from God; by turning from evil and doing good; by not speaking evil or telling lies; and by seeking and pursuing peace.

- The letter to the Ephesians warns us to be careful how we live and instructs us to: avoid foolishness and drunkenness; and fill our lives with worship and giving thanks to God.

- In the gospel of John, Jesus calls us to focus on him, the living bread from heaven, the one who gave his own flesh and blood so that we might live forever, the one who will raise up those who have his life in them on the last day.

Today let each one of us take time to think about our lives, to identify what we are doing that is right and to do what we can to correct those things that need to be changed.

Let us pray: Dear Lord, thank you for hearing our prayers and thank you for giving us more than we desire or deserve. Thank you for Jesus who came to bring healing into this broken world. Thank you for your mercy and gift of forgiveness so that we can be healed of our sins and made whole through all that Jesus has done for us. Amen

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