24th Week after Pentecost · 3rd Sunday in November
Theme
Her Voice, Her Future
Readings
- Old Testament
- Num. 27: 1-7
- Psalm
- 8
- Epistle
- Acts 16: 13-15
- Gospel
- Mark 5: 21-43
- Evening
- 1 Sam. 2: 1-10 / Acts 12: 12-16
Collect
God of compassionate listening and justice, we thank you for hearing the voices and cries of the vulnerable and for taking initiative for their future. Help us, like the daughters of Zelophehad, to demonstrate the importance of faith, to find courage to challenge injustice, and to embrace our earthly and spiritual heritage. Grant us openness to the gospel and empower us with the power of your grace to open hearts to believe. Teach us the importance of hospitality and generosity in the christian life. May we trust in Jesus' timing, even when it leads to unexpected results. We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forevermore. Amen.