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Reflecting on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Two Days after Sunday (Year A)

Scripture (semicontinuous)

Psalter: Psalm 121

Old Testament: Exodus 12:29-42

Epistle: Romans 13:1-7

Scripture (complementary)

Psalter: Psalm 119:65-72

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 17:2-13

Epistle: Romans 13:1-7

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Prayer

Through the waters of oppression and death, Lord God, you led a people into the burning presence of your love. As you fed them in the desert, now…