Isa
1:1, 10-20
– PS
50:1-8, 23-24
– Heb
11:1-3, 8-16 – Luke 12:32-40
Intro
to the Readings
The Collect brings to mind the fruits of the Spirit –
love, joy and peace.
Isaiah prophesies to those who live by violence,
abomination, and arguing with the Lord.
With the urgency of renewal the Psalmist cries out “God
will come and will not keep silence.” God is a consuming fire!
The writer to the Hebrews says that “faith is the
assurance of things hoped for” - that which is seen and that which
is not visible. Writing for children CS Lewis said “things are not
always as they appear.”
Lord Baden Powell’s scout mottol – “Be Prepared”
- is a good way to perceive today’s Gospel – “Be Prepared.”
“Be Prepared” – hear God’s Good News and live in
faith as Abraham, the Father of all, lived in the land of promise so
that God’s children may receive their inheritance.
