Sunday, September 8, 2024

SENSELESS DISCUSSIONS

The 16th Sunday after Pentecost

PSALM 119:66 (MSG)
Train me in good common sense;
I’m thoroughly committed to living your way.

2 TIMOTHY 2:23 (MSG)
Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in fights.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
Sensible people refuse to get sucked into senseless exchanges.

DAILY FODDER
What are the top ten topics in modern inane discussions?

PRAYER
Lord, help me to be like you, full of good judgment and knowledge, a lover of your commandments. Forgive me when I am stupid and senseless, stirring up controversies and quarrels.  Show me how to listen to others and understand them. Give me wisdom for when to speak and how to act. Today, make me a peacemaker. Amen. (Daily TextsGround Up Grace edition)

THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
     we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
     so that everything that happens here will align
     with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
     and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. 
Amen.