Scriptures and Prayer for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:27-34 or Genesis 32:22-31

Psalter: Psalm 119:97-104 or Psalm 121

Epistle: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

Gospel: Luke 18:1-8
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Holy One, we lift our eyes to you in hope and awe. Grant that we may reject all apathy of spirit, all impatience and anxiety, so that, with the persistence of the widow, we may lift our voice again and again to seek your justice. Amen.