Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Sept 8
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James tells us to stop showing favoritism in the assembly, treating the rich visitor with more honor than the poor one. Jesus himself seems to show partiality in his first response to the Syrophoenician woman in today’s gospel. Was he testing her faith in saying Gentiles don’t deserve the goods meant for God’s children? Or was he speaking out of his human worldview, but transcended those limits when she took him by surprise with her reply? Either way, the story tells us that God shows no partiality. Everyone who brings a need to Jesus is received with equal honor as a child and heir.
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Hymns:
“How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds”
Text: John Newton, 1725-1807, alt.
“Healer of Our Every Ill” Hymn of the Day
Text: Marty Haugen, b. 1950
Text © 1987 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
“God, Whose Almighty Word”
Text: John Marriott, 1780-1825, alt.
Readings:
First Reading: Isaiah 35:4-7a - Like streams in the desert, God comes with healing
Psalm 146 - I will praise the Lord as long as I live. (Ps. 146:2)
Second Reading: James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17 - Faith without works is dead
Gospel: Mark 7:24-37 - Christ healing a little girl and a deaf man
Liturgy reprinted from “Evangelical Lutheran Worship”, copyright 2006 Augsburg Fortress, used by permission of license #SBT004670 and One License A-709549; Prayers are from “Sundays & Seasons”, copyright 2023 Augsburg Fortress. Introductions to the readings are written by The Rev. Mark Oldenburg, Ph.D., Steck-Miller Professor Emeritus of the Art of Worship, United Lutheran Seminary.