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Equipping the Saints
Daily Lectionary: Scripture Readings and Reflections

Equipping the Saints

Reflecting on Trinity Sunday: One Day after Sunday (Year C)

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Allan Bevere
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Scripture

Psalm 124; Proverbs 7:1-4; Ephesians 4:7-16

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Prayer

God of delight, your Wisdom sings your Word at the crossroads where humanity and divinity meet. Invite us into your joyful being where you know and are known in each beginning, in all sustenance, in every redemption, that we may manifest your unity in the diverse ministries you entrust to us, truly reflecting your triune majesty in the faith that acts, in the hope that does not disappoint, and in the love that endures. Amen. (Revised Common Lectionary)

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Reflection

Ephesians 4:7-16

In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul offers a vision for the life and purpose of the church. In 4:12 he writes that Christ gave various leaders “to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.”

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