Psalm 79:1-9

Jeremiah 8:18-9:1

1 Timothy 2:1-7

Luke 16:1-13

Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall

endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.