Happy Third Sunday after Trinity!
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As usual, today we have excellent sermons from Bishops Jerry and Roy, as well as Revs Jack and Bryan. Each of them is very different and I think you'll enjoy each of them considerably. Rev Jack brings the Propers together today. His sermon is below the propers and can be viewed on video HERE -> https://youtu.be/8Hd8NkBXZZc
The Collect starts as they often do by asking God to hear us. This is rather an odd thing to ask as He hears us all the time. His hearing is perfect. It is our hearing that is imperfect. In order to have the Holy Ghost’s help into our heart, we must let go of self centered and prideful ways. Prideful beings cannot be followers of Christ. In the Epistle, Peter makes this point when he says that God resists the proud and gives His Grace to the humble. The Gospel recounts Jesus tells the Pharisees the story of the shepherd who loses a sheep and searches for it. When he finds the sheep he carries it back to the flock on his shoulders. He goes on to tell the story of the woman who loses a piece of silver and turns her house inside out to find it. It all comes together. Having trouble visualizing that? Read or listen to Rev Jack’s sermon. PS – The cameraman survived the coughing fit in the last few seconds of the sermon.
There are always a lot of people who need your prayers, today is not the exception. Please start with Tricia, Bryan, Shamu, Laurie and work out from there.
There is truly an EPIC week ahead, but without God's help you will never see it. Finding it difficult to focus, look to the Holy Ghost for help.
