Wise as Serpents, Gentle as Doves

Reflecting on the Third 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 75; 2 Kings 4:1-7; Matthew 10:16-25

Complementary: Psalm 140; Jeremiah 23:16-22; Matthew 10:16-25

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Prayer

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

Matthew 10:16-25

The road is not smooth—
it is wild with teeth.
You are not armored with steel,
but with softness—
wool and breath,
open hands,
a voice that trembles
because it tells the truth.