Yesterday, I introduced my thoughts about the appointed passage in the First Book of the Kings by telling the story that we didn’t hear this week because of the appointed commemorations. Today I want to do something of the same thing. On Monday, our gospel was the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount. It’s the longest of five sermons Jesus gives in Matthew. Except on days when we have commemorations, our gospel lessons will be from this sermon for most of the next two weeks.
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