Scriptures and Prayer for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament: Genesis 32:22-31 or Isaiah 55:1-5

Psalter: Psalm 17:1-7, 15 or Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21

Epistle: Romans 9:1-5

Gospel: Matthew 14:13-21

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Glorious God, your generosity floods the world with goodness and you shower creation with abundance. Awaken in us a hunger for food to satisfy both body and heart, that in the miracle of being fed we may be empowered to feed the hungry in Jesus' name. Amen.