Scriptures and Prayer for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament: Exodus 17:1-7

Epistle: Philippians 2:1-13

Gospel: Matthew 21:23-32
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God of our salvation, we falter before the demands of your word and turn away from your call to life. Pour out your mercy on us as you showed mercy to your people of old, that we may turn from our sinfulness and walk the path of self-emptying love make known in Jesus Christ. Amen.