Readings for September 20

September 14, 2020
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Weekly Readings

Bible readings for September 20

September 20 bulletin for both broadcast and in-person services

a just church for an unjust world

The Collect for the day:

O Lord, you have taught us that without love, all our deeds are worth nothing: Send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the true bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whoever lives is counted dead before you; grant this for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The LESSON: Micah 6: 6-8

What Does the Lord Require?

⁶“With what shall I come before the Lord,
    and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
    with calves a year old?
⁷Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
    with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
    the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
⁸He has told you, O man, what is good;
    and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
    and to walk humbly with your God?

The Psalm: 37: 1-6

¹ Fret not yourself because of the ungodly, *
neither be envious of those who are evildoers.
² For they shall soon be dried up like the grass, *
and be withered even as the green herb.
³ Put your trust in the Lord, and do good; *
dwell in the land, and surely you shall be fed.
⁴ Delight yourself in the Lord, *
and he shall give you your heart’s desire.
⁵ Commit your way unto the Lord and put your trust in him, *
and he shall bring it to pass.
⁶ He shall make your righteousness as clear as the light *
and your just dealing as the noonday.
BCP 2019

The Gospel: Matthew 5: 13-16

Salt and Light

¹³“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.

¹⁴“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. ¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.