Contentment in Calling
Prophet Gideon Dreamstime.com via Google Images Bible in Time Based on impressions of the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office Lectionary texts for the day. Today - Tuesday, 4 August 2020 Proper 13 - Year Two Psalm 78:1-39 Judges 7:1-18 Acts 3:12-26 John 1:29-42 (Biblegateway.com; NRSVA) Psalm 78 A Wisdom Psalm. By telling God’s goodness and our frailty future generations will remember and learn to trust God. (Psalter) Judges 7 Through the prophet Gideon, God toys with the lack of faith to conquer the major army of the Midianites; God reduces the army several times to 300 hundred (in almost humorous ways) and unleashes God’s power to allow Israel to win. (DE) Acts 3 Prior to this reading, Peter with the only thing he has to give - his faith in Jesus Christ - heals a man who is lame and begs in the Temple. The healed response is waking and leaping and praising God. Today Peter preaches telling the whole of salvation history that Jesus is the Messiah told of from Moses and the prophet. So ...