A Good Word from St. Dunstan's

The 24th Sunday after Pentecost Readings Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 Psalm 70 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 Collect Holy God, whose fire of love never goes out: free us from the fear of scarcity that keeps us out of love’s own feast; renew our trust in your abundance which knows no death and keeps no … Continue reading God Calls Us to be Ready

All Saints’ Day Readings Revelation 7:9-17 Psalm 34:1-10, 22 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12 Collect God of all people from every tribe and language; you call true witnesses who sing your praise, live your grace and work for peace: may we share their faith and know our need for you that we might be a … Continue reading Faithfulness, Not Perfection, Is Our Call

The 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Readings Leviticus 19:1-2,15-18 Psalm 1 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46 Collect Lord of the teasing riddle, whose questions undo our certainty and set us on a different path; give us a heart of passion, a searching mind, gentle strength of body and unseen depths of soul, that we might love … Continue reading Guided Home by God’s Love

The 21st Sunday after Pentecost Readings Isaiah 45:1-7 Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13) 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 Collect God of servant rule, your kingdom breaks our tangled webs where state and church collude to worship power and trade on fear: grant us the wit and will to give you what is your own, no more nor … Continue reading Bear God’s image Into the World

The 20th Sunday after Pentecost Readings Isaiah 25:1-9 Psalm 23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 Collect Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and … Continue reading Finding Hope In Troubled Times

The Feast of St. Francis Readings Job 39:1–18 Acts 4:23–35, 5:1–11 Luke 12:13–21 Collect Most high, omnipotent, good Lord, grant your people grace to renounce gladly the vanities of this world; that, following the way of blessed Francis, we may, for love of you, delight in your whole creation with perfectness of joy; through Jesus … Continue reading Let Your Gratitude Become Praise

The 198th Sunday after Pentecost Today’s readings invite us to look beyond outward appearances and familiar assumptions, and to examine the authenticity of our faith. Through the prophet Ezekiel, God reminds us that each person is responsible for the choices they make and that repentance always opens the door to new life. Psalm 25 is … Continue reading Remain Changeable Before God

The 17th Sunday after Pentecost Readings Jonah 3:10-4:11 Psalm 145:1-8 Philippians 1:21-30 Matthew 20:1-16 Collect Generous God, whose gift defies the balance sheet of ownership and just reward: free our hearts and minds from the envy which enslaves us; shape our lives to show your self-forgetting love; through Jesus Christ, the free gift of grace. … Continue reading God Loves All Equally

The 16th Sunday after Pentecost Readings Genesis 50:15-21 Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13 Romans 14:1-12 Matthew 18:21-35 Collect God of debts forgiven, you call to account our hunger for power; you disturb hierarchies which crush the weak; break the vicious cycles of revenge and domination that we might look to him whose mercy never ends, Jesus Christ … Continue reading Be Repairers of the Breach

The 15th Sunday after Pentecost Readings Ezekiel 33:7-11 Psalm 119:33-40 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 Collect Lord of the church, you call a broken people around your table: in times of disagreement teach us to listen, loose us from prejudice and bind us to your way of forgiving grace; through Jesus Christ, who stands at the … Continue reading Speak Truth in Love