ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (Proper 14)
August 13, 2023
AS WE GATHER
“This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles” (Psalm 34:6). This is the story of humanity throughout time: We realize we can’t do it on our own, so we cry out and God saves us. Peter cries out as he is sinking and Jesus reaches out and saves him. Paul reminds us of this eternal truth in Romans 10:13, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” God hears our cries and saves us through Jesus Christ, giving us the gift of heaven. God’s love in Jesus Christ draws us here as we experience God’s free gift of grace in baptism, communion, and the precious words of absolution which begin our time together.
Bible Reading
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Job 38:4-18
(The Lord answers Job in the storm.)
EPISTLE READING: Romans 10:5-17
(How can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard?)
HOLY GOSPEL: Matthew 14:22-33
(Peter walks on the water.)