THE GOSPEL
John 8:1-11In the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women.
So what do you say?
They brought out a law about adultery
from somewhere and you
ignored them, and
wrote on the
ground,
“I’m doing something new.”
They said, “Kill her.”
“Fine,” you said. “The sinless one
should throw the
first stone.”
No one
did.
“Go and sin no more,”
you said.
Lord,
have mercy on us.
Then let us be your mercy to
all others on the planet
and to the planet
itself.
THE FIRST READING
Isaiah 43:16-21
Remember not the events of the past.
See, I am doing something new!
Jesus,
you are the Father’s gift,
always present,
always
new.
Please
help us find you
in all the new paths you might
be making in the deserts of Ukraine,
in climate change and
racial justice.
You are the cool water,
freshening our
everyday
lives.
Please,
let us all
drink deeply.
THE SECOND READING
Philippians 3:8-14
For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things
and I consider them so much rubbish.
Jesus, give us power
to accept the loss
of all things
in order
to
gain
you.
In you is everything.
Help us say
yes.
We are your “masterpieces
in the making.” *
* Desmond Tutu