Why do you make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous— therefore judgment comes forth perverted.
Habakkuk 1:3‭-‬4 NRSV

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Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices. Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret—it leads only to evil. For the wicked shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
Psalms 37:7‭-‬9 NRSV

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Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.
2 Timothy 1:13‭-‬14 NRSV

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Luke 17: 5-10 (2022)

Lots of interesting talk today around these readings. How we react to Jesus’ words speak deeply while on the surface they seem so simple. What is God’s work? A deep calling indeed, a call to duty. I’m not so sure, faith calls us beyond duty, love is beyond duty, but starts somewhere.