Bulletin Shorts for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 19 September 2021  

Wisdom 2:12, 17-20.  Psalm 54:3-4, 5, 6-8.  James 3:16–4:31.  Mark 9:30-37.  

“I’m Better Than You.”  Our lives are filled with all manner of put down, one upmanship, top dog behavior.  When the disciples where caught in a similar conversation by Jesus, their response was silence.  Perhaps, from embarrassment, even shame – especially after his teaching.  He says to them and to us, be last not first, be of service, be open to receive.  

• Who needs to be first at something this week rather than me?  
• Whom can I serve because they need some help?  
• Whom will I receive with joy as I would a child or grandchild?  

This post was first published on the worship pages of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois website.
Sunday Prayer Shaping Life and Belief
Written by Eliot Kapitan.

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