What Is Biblical Repentance?

Preparing for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Two Days before Sunday (Year C)

Scripture (semicontinuous)

Psalter: Psalm 14

Old Testament: Jeremiah 4:1-10

Epistle: 2 Peter 2:1-10a

Scripture (complementary)

Psalter: Psalm 51:1-10

Old Testament: Genesis 7:6-10; 8:1-5

Epistle: 2 Peter 2:1-10a

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Prayer

God of power and justice, like Jeremiah you weep over those who wander from you, turn aside to other gods, and enter into chaos and destruction. By your tears and through your mercy, teach us your ways and write them on our hearts so that we may follow faithfully the path you show us. Amen.

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Reflection

 For thus says the Lord to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Break up your fallow ground, and do not sow among thorns (Jeremiah 4:3).

PRAYER: Hear our prayers, God of power, and through the ministry of your Son free us from the grip of the tomb, that we may desire you as the fullness of life and proclaim your saving deeds to all the world. Amen.

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