Scriptures and Prayer for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament: 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33

Epistle: Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Gospel: John 6:35, 41-51
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Bread of heaven, you feed us in the depths of grief, sin, and hostility. Nourish us with your word through the long hours of tears, and in the dawning awareness of our need for forgiveness, so that we may be redeemed by your steadfast love. Amen.