Tag: deliverance
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Studying Genesis 21 8-20
We are studying Genesis 21:8-20 for Sunday, January 9. This text narrates the final episode in the Biblical account of Hagar and Ishmael. Final, that is, unless you count the note in Genesis 25:9 that Isaac and Ishmael together bury their father in the cave of Machpelah. And unless we suppress all our human emotions,…
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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Call to Worship [Based on Psalm 30] Come, extol the Holy One – Who draws us up and heals us – Who restores us to life – So that our souls may praise God! Come, extol the Holy One – Who weeps with us in sorrow Whose presence is consolation and hope and joy Who…
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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Call to Worship [Based on Psalm 9] The Holy One is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble; The Holy One defends those who trust and seek God. The Holy One is the remembrance of the needy, the restorer of the life of the poor, calling the mighty to account, calling…