Scriptures and Prayer for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament: Judges 4:1-7 or Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18

Psalter: Psalm 123 or Psalm 90:1-8, (9-11), 12

Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30

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God of the covenant, even when we fall into sin, your Spirit invites us to remember that you chose us to be your servant people. Awaken us to the power and gifts you pour into us for the good of creation, and grant that we may be trustworthy in all things, producing abundantly as we work to build your realm. Amen.