Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Watchword for the week — Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits. Psalm 103:2
Sunday, September 17 — Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:(1-7),8-13
Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35
No inhabitant will say, “I am sick”; the people who live there will be forgiven their iniquity. Isaiah 33:24
Christ said, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living one. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever; and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.” Revelation 1:17-18
Most loving God, the certainty of your blessings is eternal, everlasting, from generation to generation. We are grateful and humbled that it is you in whom we live, move, and have our being today. Amen.