Psalm 97:1-6 Jeremiah 8:1-9:9; 2 Thessalonians 1
August Thirteenth Festival*
Joshua 24:16-24; Psalm 133 1 John 4:1-13;
John 17:1-2,6-19
The people who are loyal to their God shall stand firm and take action.
Daniel 11:32
God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power
and of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7
Dear God, we know we easily fall into discrimination and favoring those
we perceive to be of higher status, even in our churches. Help us to
remember that your son, Jesus, whom we love and revere, was born to a
humble family and lived a life of poverty. May we treat those who are
disadvantaged, oppressed, and marginalized in our church and our
community as he did. In Jesus' name. Amen.
*At the conclusion of a Holy Communion service in the church at
Berthelsdorf, Germany, on August 13, 1727, the residents of Herrnhut
were united into the Renewed Brethren's Church through the Spirit of
God.