Above: King Hezekiah
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Parts of One Body I
JUNE 2, 2013
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Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them,
that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of life,
which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
—The Book of Common Prayer (1979), page 236
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2 Chronicles 29:1-10 or Joshua 7 (portions)
Psalm 79
Ephesians 4:17-32
Luke 6:1-11
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The Law of Moses teaches, among other lessons, that we are responsible to and for each other. Experiences and the past teach us that one person can improve the situation of many people or cause unfortunate events to befall them. As we read in Ephesians 4:25,
we belong to one another as parts of one body.
—The Revised English Bible (1989)
May we, belonging to one another as parts of one body, put on the new nature created in God’s likeness. May we, therefore, build each other up every day–even commit good works on the Sabbath. May we rejoice in each other’s blessings and support each other during times of adversity and suffering. May those in positions of authority and power build up their countries and the world for the long-term common good, not selfishly build up themselves and boost their egos at high costs to many others. May those who violate this principle fall from power, and may people who will honor this principle replace them. May all of us love ourselves as people who bear the image of God then extend that love to all other human beings. Such radical, certainly politically and socially subversive love and respect is consistent with Jewish and Christian moral teaching.
KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR
MARCH 20, 2020 COMMON ERA
THE FEAST OF SEBASTIAN CASTELLIO, PROPHET OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
THE FEAST OF CHRISTOPHER WORDSWORTH, HYMN WRITER AND ANGLICAN BISHOP OF LINCOLN
THE FEAST OF ELLEN GATES STARR, U.S. EPISCOPALIAN THEN ROMAN CATHOLIC SOCIAL ACTIVIST AND REFORMER
THE FEAST OF SAINT MARIA JOSEFA SANCHO DE GUERRA, FOUNDRESS OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE SERVANTS OF JESUS
THE FEAST OF SAMUEL RODIGAST, GERMAN LUTHERAN ACADEMIC AND HYMN WRITER
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Adapted from this post:
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https://blogatheologica.wordpress.com/2020/03/20/parts-of-one-body-i/
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