09/03/2026
In Sunday's Reading, we’re reminded of a people on the threshold of liberation, told to eat in haste with sandals on their feet and staff in hand, because God is eager to deliver. Paul strips the law down to its irreducible core — love your neighbor as yourself — and then sounds the alarm: the night is far gone, the day is near, so put on the armor of light and put on the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus gives his church a demanding and hopeful vision of community: go directly to the one who has wronged you, pursue reconciliation with patience and witnesses, and trust that where two or three are gathered in his name, he is there in the midst of them.
The collects for the second part of the Season after Pentecost were designed by Tatiana Suggs-Perea. She serves as the director of communications at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas, where she works to better connect the Southwest community on campus and across the church. She also serves as vice chair on the board of directors for Episcopal Communicators.
