Scriptures and Prayer for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament: Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23

Epistle: James 2:1-13, 14-17

Gospel: Mark 7:24-37
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Holy Lord, maker of us all, you call us to love our neighbors as ourselves and teach us that faith without works is dead. Open us to the opportunities for ministry that lie before us, where faith and words and the need of our neighbor come together in name of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.