The writer of Ephesians is concerned about the sin that is probably the easiest to fall into and the sin that can have the gravest consequences. It is the wrong and the hurt that is done by the words that we say.
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Our brief scripture reading today comes from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, and it involves the subject of money — a subject Jesus talked about a lot.
Our reading for today is part of the story of God’s guidance for the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt into the promised land of Canaan.
At Jesus’ baptism a heavenly voice proclaimed, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17).
What a powerful prayer to pray when our hearts are faint: “Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”