Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Watchword for the Week — Let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. James 1:19
Sunday, September 2 — Deuteronomy 4:1–2,6–9; Psalm 15
James 1:17–27; Mark 7:1–8,14–15,21–23
The poor shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord shall praise him. Psalm 22:26
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35
God of the hungry, you invite all as one community of faith to the table. We praise you for the diversity of your family and for your faithfulness in feeding all of us, your children. Amen.