Irreverently Reverend

  Ordinary Time “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness     and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut     and to the quarry from which you were hewn; 2  look to Abraham, your father,     and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was only one man,     and I blessed him and made him many. 3  The Lord will surely comfort Zion     and will look with compassion on all her ruins ; he will make her deserts like Eden,     her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her,     thanksgiving and the sound of singing . 4  “Listen to me, my people;     hear me, my nation: Instruction will go out from me;     my justice will become a light to ...

  Seventh Sunday after Epiphany “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,  28  bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.  29  If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them.  30  Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.  31  Do to others as you would have them do to you. 32  “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.  33  And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.  34  And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.  35  But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without exp...