Homily for the twenty third Sunday after Pentecost – The foremost Law
Good morning bus riders! I hope the past week was good for everyone; and, I’m sure everyone on the email list received the link to the lectionary page. I hope everyone took the time to read all the readings set aside for today. Remember, I will say something about all of the readings, not just a pet reading that I wrote a killer sermon about long ago and just can’t keep from repeating it, over and over again. Every time I read Scripture, no matter how much I have seen before, I always see things I had missed before. This is because our brains are no match for the Yahweh Mind. We are like little children that need to be led to find the truth. Yahweh helps those who show him they want to find His truth. With that said, let’s begin! The first Old Testament reading comes from Ruth. It is a dark, oppressive tale of famine and death. It is a story of being lost. To accompany that is Psalm 146, which sings out “Hallelujah!” or “Praise Yah!” The other Old Testament reading is one of...