Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost; 11 September 2022; Proper 19C (RCL); Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Psalm 14; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10.
Although we are reading Track 1, and the OT lesson and Psalm are not chosen relate to the Gospel reading, I do find an interesting progression in the readings for this Sunday. Jeremiah starts out bleak, with almost no hope of restoration — the whole land will be laid waste because of the sins of the people. Psalm 14 holds out just a tiny bit more hope (when the Lord restores the fortunes of God’s people). In the reading from 1 Timothy, the author acknowledges God’s forgiveness of grave sin, and in the Gospel reading, there is rejoicing over the restoration of even one.
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