Luke 15: 1-10 and a John Wesley Quote
Scripture Reading:
“Our first reading today comes from 15th chapter in the gospel according to Luke, verses 1-10.”
15 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins[a] and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
“Our second reading comes from John Wesley.”
“Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.”
“This is the Word of God for the people of God—Thanks be to God”
Prayer of St Franciss of Assisi
(Responsive)
All: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
L: Where there is hatred, All: let us sow love
L: Where there is injury, All: pardon;
L: Where there is doubt, All: faith
L: Where there is despair, All: hope
L: Where there is darkness, All: light
L: Where there is sadness, All: joy.
L: O divine Master, grant that we may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
L: To be understood, All: as to understand,
L: To be loved, All: as to love.
L: For it is in giving, All: that we receive,
L: It is in pardoning, All: that we are pardoned,
L: And it is in dying, All: that we are born to eternal life.
All: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Amen.
