“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does…
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“For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one’s foes will be members of…
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September 15: Holy Cross Day (Transferred) Â Isaiah 45:21-25 (There is no other god but me; turn to me and be saved)Â Â Â Psalm 98:1-5 (The Lord has gained victory, shown…
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September 8, 2024: 16th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 18 Â Isaiah 35:4-7a (Promise of recompense, salvation, healing, and joy) Psalm 146 (God sets prisoners free, opens eyes of blind, lifts…
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“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword” (Matthew 10:34). For the earth, there will…
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“Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in…
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“And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:30-21). Every particle of the universe…
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“Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold…
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“What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops” (Matthew 10:27). Keep the focus of your mind and…
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“So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known” (Matthew 10:26). The Lord reminds us…
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