Proper 11A, 30 July 2023. The Very Rev. Pamela L. Werntz
- Genesis 29:15-28. When morning came, it was Leah!
- Romans 8:26-39. We do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.
- Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52. Have you understood all this? They answered, “Yes.”
O God of mercy, grant us the wisdom, the strength and the courage to seek always and everywhere after truth, come when it may, and cost what it will.
Whenever the story of Jacob’s procurement of Leah and Rachel gets told in our appointed lessons, I’m tempted to preach about the biblical model of marriage illustrated in the book of Genesis, just so we’re all clear what “Biblical marriage” is. It’s especially true this year in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the bigoted-website case. Instead, I’m going to trust that the Spirit is interceding with sighs too deep for words. Continue reading