Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sept. 5

The Collect: Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.Amen.

Track 1 Old Testament: Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 read from the New Century Version Bible

Track 1 Psalm 125 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Track 2 Old Testament: Isaiah 35:4-7a read from the New Century Version Bible

Track 2 Psalm 146 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

The Epistle: James 2:1-17 read from the New International Version Bible

The Gospel: Mark 7:24-37 read from the New Living Translation

Closing Prayer: On September 11 we celebrate the life of Harry Thacker Burleigh, Composer. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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