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Today is August 10th, Trinity 12
First Reading: 1 Kings 19.9-18
When Elijah reached Horeb, the mountain of God, he came to a cave, and spent
the night there. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 'What are you
doing here, Elijah?' He answered, 'I have been very zealous for the Lord, the
God of hosts; for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your
altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are
seeking my life, to take it away.' He said, 'Go out and stand on the mountain
before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.' Now there was a great wind,
so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before
the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake,
but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but
the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence. When
Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at
the entrance of the cave. Then there came a voice to him that said, 'What are
you doing here, Elijah?' He answered, 'I have been very zealous for the Lord,
the God of hosts; for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down
your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they
are seeking my life, to take it away.' Then the Lord said to him, 'Go, return
on your way to the wilderness of Damascus; when you arrive, you shall anoint
Hazael as king over Aram. Also you shall anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over
Israel; and you shall anoint Elisha son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah as prophet
in your place. Whoever escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu shall kill; and
whoever escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall kill. Yet I will leave
seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every
mouth that has not kissed him.'
Psalm 85.8-13
I
will listen to what the Lord / God will / say: for he shall speak peace to his people
and to the faithful, that they / turn
not a/gain to / folly.
Truly, his salvation is near to / those who /
fear him: that his / glory may / dwell in our / land.
Mercy and truth are / met to/gether: righteousness and / peace have / kissed
each / other;
Truth shall spring / up from the / earth:
and / righteousness look / down from /
heaven.
The Lord will indeed give / all that is /
good: and our / land will / yield its /
increase.
Righteousness shall / go be/fore him:
and di/rect his / steps in the / way.
Second Reading: Romans 10.5-15
Moses wrote this about being put right with God by obeying the Law:
"Whoever obeys the commands of the Law will live." But what the scripture says about being put
right with God through faith is this: "You are not to ask yourself, Who
will go up into heaven?" (that is, to bring Christ down). "Nor are you to ask, Who will go down
into the world below?" (that is, to bring Christ up from death). What it says is this: "God's message is
near you, on your lips and in your heart"---that is, the message of faith
that we preach. If you confess that
Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be
saved. For it is by our faith that we
are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved. The scripture says, "Whoever believes in
him will not be disappointed." This
includes everyone, because there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles;
God is the same Lord of all and richly blesses all who call to him. As the scripture says, "Everyone who
calls out to the Lord for help will be saved." But how can they call to him for help if they
have not believed? And how can they believe if they have not heard the message?
And how can they hear if the message is not proclaimed? And how can the message be proclaimed if the
messengers are not sent out? As the scripture says, "How wonderful is the
coming of messengers who bring good news!"
Gospel: Matthew 14.22-33
Immediately after feeding the crowd with the five loaves
and two fish, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the
other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds,
he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there
alone, but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land,
for the wind was against them. And early in the morning he came walking towards
them on the lake. But when the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were
terrified, saying, 'It is a ghost!' And they cried out in fear. But immediately
Jesus spoke to them and said, 'Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.' Peter
answered him, 'Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.' He
said, 'Come.' So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and
came towards Jesus. But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened,
and beginning to sink, he cried out, 'Lord, save me!' Jesus immediately reached
out his hand and caught him, saying to him, 'You of little faith, why did you
doubt?' When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat
worshipped him, saying, 'Truly you are the Son of God.'
Post Communion Prayer
God of compassion, in this eucharist you
have set aside our sins and given us your healing: grant that we who are made
whole in Christ may bring that healing to this broken world, in the name of
Jesus Christ our Lord Amen
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