8th Sunday after Pentecost
COLLECT
O Sovereign God,
Jesus Christ established your reign on earth:
let its coming be like the mustard seed
that grows into greatness,
and like the leaven that mixes with the grain
until the whole becomes greater;
to the praise of the one, holy and Blessed Trinity,
who lives and reigns forever and ever.
FIRST READING
Romans 8:26-30
GOSPEL
Listen to the Good News proclaimed by Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
Commission and Blessing
Go now secure in the love of God
from which nothing can separate you.
Delight in seeking the Lord –
look always for the power and the presence of God,
and let love, like yeast in dough, permeate all you do.
And may God work for good in all things for you;
May Christ Jesus conform you in the image of his love;
And may the Holy Spirit help you in your weakness,
interceding for you, and in you, according to the will of God.
The blessing of God almighty, the Creator, Redeemer,
Life-giver be with you always
Amen.
Now go into the world with confidence, trusting that Christ is walking with you.
In the name of Christ. Amen.
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