Almighty God,
whose only Son has opened for us
a new and living way into your presence:
give us pure hearts and steadfast wills
to worship you in spirit and in truth;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isaiah 35.4\u20137a<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4<\/sup> Say to those who are of a fearful heart, 5<\/sup> Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, Mark 7.24\u201337<\/p>\n\n\n\n 24<\/sup> From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, 25<\/sup>but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came and bowed down at his feet. 26<\/sup>Now the woman was a Gentile, of Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27<\/sup>He said to her, \u2018Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children\u2019s food and throw it to the dogs.\u2019 28<\/sup>But she answered him, \u2018Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children\u2019s crumbs.\u2019 29<\/sup>Then he said to her, \u2018For saying that, you may go\u2014the demon has left your daughter.\u2019 30<\/sup>So she went home, found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 31<\/sup> Then he returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. 32<\/sup>They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. 33<\/sup>He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. 34<\/sup>Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, \u2018Ephphatha\u2019, that is, \u2018Be opened.\u2019 35<\/sup>And immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36<\/sup>Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. 37<\/sup>They were astounded beyond measure, saying, \u2018He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n All collects and readings appointed for this day as well as the orders of Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer can be found at almanac.oremus.org\/2021-09-05<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday 5th September – Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity Collect Almighty God,whose only Son has opened for usa new and living way into your presence:give us pure hearts and steadfast willsto worship you in spirit and in truth;through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,who is alive and reigns with you,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one … <\/p>\n
\u2018Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God.
He will come with vengeance,
with terrible recompense.
He will come and save you.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
6<\/sup> then the lame shall leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;
7<\/sup> the burning sand shall become a pool,
and the thirsty ground springs of water;
the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp,
the grass shall become reeds and rushes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGospel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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