THE GOSPEL
Luke 12:32-48 or 35-40Be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding,
ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.
Lord,
you tell us to
be vigilant and watch for your
coming.
Help us
find you in the Eucharist,
help us find you in those we love,
in strangers we meet, in the poor and needy.
Let us find you in our sleep, in our work and in our play,
watch for you in our laughter and in our tears,
in the deep souls of everyone we meet
every day in the dusk and
in the dark of
night.
And give us courage
to stand against
sins that
harm
all
that
you love.
Please don’t knock.
Just come
right
in.
THE FIRST READING
Wisdom 18:6-9
The night of the Passover was known beforehand to our fathers, that,
with sure knowledge of the oaths in which they put their faith,
they might have courage.
Our
forebears
got small signs
that gave them nerve
to trudge through wastelands,
to face every misery
and every
threat.
O
God,
give us
your signs
small or large.
Let us trust
and know you are with us,
the days that we walk
in the dry deserts
of our lives.
THE SECOND READING
Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 or 1-2, 8-12
For he thought that the one who made the promise was trustworthy.
Abraham remembered your promise:
offspring countless as the stars.
Yet he lifted his sword
to sacrifice his and
Sarah’s only
child.
God, you
loved his trust,
and
you held back his
blade.
Let us too
listen to your promises.
We
do trust.
We believe.
Help our unbelief.