September 21, 2025

Out Lectionary Readings for this Sunday are Jeremiah 8:18-9:1; Psalm 79:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13.

There is much going on in our world that rightly angers us. We can be sure there is much going on in our world that angers God. In Jeremiah 8:18-9:1, the prophet holds nothing back in announcing divine judgment on a compromised people, but he also reveals another dimension when he offers poetry that penetrates into the heart of God. "That heart," according to OT scholar Walter Brueggemann, "is marked by God's deep grief. God's anger is audible . . . but it is largely subordinated to the hurt God experiences." According to Jeremiah, the God who brings judgment does so with grief and sorrow."

We will observe the Sacrament of Holy Communion on Sunday, October 5, 2025.