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On Tuesday morning the pastors of Lutheran Saints in Ministry gather in Fairborn Ohio to discuss the texts for Sunday.

These are the contributions that are brought to the table.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

The Texts for Sunday, June 28th, 2015, the 5th Sunday after Pentecost


First Reading: Lamentations 3:22–33


22The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases,
his mercies never come to an end;
  23they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
  24"The LORD is my portion," says my soul,
"therefore I will hope in him."
  25The LORD is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul that seeks him.
  26It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the LORD.
  27It is good for one to bear
the yoke in youth,
  28to sit alone in silence
when the LORD has imposed it,
  29to put one's mouth to the dust
(there may yet be hope),
  30to give one's cheek to the smiter,
and be filled with insults.
  31For the LORD will not
reject forever.
  32Although he causes grief, he will have compassion
according to the abundance of his steadfast love;
  33for he does not willingly afflict
or grieve anyone.

The Word of the Lord


Psalm 30

1I will exalt you, O LORD, because you have lifted me up
and have not let my enemies triumph over me.

2O LORD my God, I cried out to you,
and you restored me to health.

3You brought me up, O LORD, from the dead;
you restored my life as I was going down to the grave.

4Sing to the LORD, you servants of his;
give thanks for the remembrance of his holiness.

5For his wrath endures but the twinkling of an eye,
his favor for a lifetime.

6Weeping may spend the night,
but joy comes in the morning.

7While I felt secure, I said, "I shall never be disturbed.
You, LORD, with your favor, made me as strong as the mountains."

8Then you hid your face,
and I was filled with fear.

9I cried to you, O LORD;
I pleaded with the Lord, saying,

10"What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you or declare your faithfulness?

11Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me;
O LORD, be my helper."

12You have turned my wailing into dancing;
you have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.

13Therefore my heart sings to you without ceasing;
O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.



Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:7–15


7Now as you excel in everything — in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you — so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking.
8I do not say this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love against the earnestness of others.  9For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.  10And in this matter I am giving my advice: it is appropriate for you who began last year not only to do something but even to desire to do something —  11now finish doing it, so that your eagerness may be matched by completing it according to your means.  12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has — not according to what one does not have.  13I do not mean that there should be relief for others and pressure on you, but it is a question of a fair balance between  14your present abundance and their need, so that their abundance may be for your need, in order that there may be a fair balance.  15As it is written,
"The one who had much did not have too much,
and the one who had little did not have too little.”

The Word of the Lord


Gospel: Mark 5:21–43


21When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea.  22Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet  23and begged him repeatedly, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live."  24So he went with him.
And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him.  25Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years.  26She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse.  27She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,  28for she said, "If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well."  29Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.  30Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"  31And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, 'Who touched me?'"  32He looked all around to see who had done it.  33But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.  34He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease."
35While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader's house to say, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?"  36But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe."  37He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.  38When they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly.  39When he had entered, he said to them, "Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping."  40And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was.  41He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha cum," which means, "Little girl, get up!"  42And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement.  43He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.

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