Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Watchword for the Week — Jesus says, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” Mark 9:35
Sunday, September 20 — Jeremiah 11:18–20; Psalm 54
James 3:13–4:3,7–8a; Mark 9:30–37
Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. Psalm 119:133
Do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature. 1 Corinthians 14:20 (NASB)
Divine Wisdom, lead us down paths of understanding. Keep our steps steady and sure as we seek spiritual maturity, and open our hearts to the teachings of your word. Amen.