The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
Common Worship Lectionary
Proper 19
Exodus 14.19–31 | Israel saved by Moses parting the waters |
Psalm 114 or | Israel fled from Egypt to sanctuary in Judah
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Canticle: Exodus 15.1b–11, 20, 21 | Moses’ song after the Exodus |
Romans 14.1–12 | Do not judge, for we are all accountable to God |
Matthew 18.21–35 | Seventy-seven times forgiveness? The unforgiving servant |
The parable in Matthew is terrifying and brings dramatically home the message of the Lord’s Prayer – to forgive readily as we ourselves are forgiven by God. Christians, like others, can squabble and divide about matters that seem to be in the end of minor importance. Paul reminds us that only love can restore a true sense of proportion. It is hard to trust that, even despite all appearances, all shall be well. Pray always to hold to the great signs of God’s love.