Wisdom Whispers from the Margins

Reflecting on the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Three Days after Sunday (Year C)

Scripture

For information on semicontinuous and complementary readings in the season after Pentecost or Ordinary Time, click here.

Semicontinuous: Psalm 7; Amos 5:1-9; Matthew 25:31-46

Complementary: Psalm 25:11-20; Ecclesiastes 9:13-18; Matthew 25:31-46

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Prayer

As you heard the prayer of Isaac and Rebekah, O God, and guided them in the way of your love, so listen now to those who call upon you. Move us to praise your gracious will, for in Christ Jesus you have saved us from the deeds of death and opened for us the hidden ways of your love. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Revised Common Lectionary)

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Reflection

Ecclesiastes 9:13-18

It is a sobering reality that wisdom can be both right and ignored. Ecclesiastes captures a tension that remains as relevant today as it was in ancient times.