THE GOSPEL
Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
As a mother will bear
her babe in arms,
so you cradle
us in your
endless
love.
Please, now,
send us
out
with
no sack,
no sandals,
no moneybags,
yet with
wealth beyond
all telling:
your grace and your love
for your poor.
THE FIRST READING
Isaiah 66:10-14c
As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.
Father
in heaven,
was there ever a time
when you held back your love,
the treasure we cannot ask for or imagine?
You sent your only son.
We can see you,
and feel you
within our
hearts.
We thank you.
We
rejoice.
THE SECOND READING
Galatians 6:14-18
For neither does circumcision mean anything,
nor does uncircumcision.
Holy
Spirit of God,
show us the world
as Christ saw it from the cross.
Be
at our side
as we see, like Paul,
what is needed in our time.
Give us the courage to change
what needs to be
changed.
Immigration, incarceration, gun laws.
Hungry children needing
food and creation
needing
care.
Let us hold on to what
is holy and let go
of all that
is not.