FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A  Lectionary #103
The word is like rain that makes the land fertile; it is like seed that reveals the nature of the ground where it is sown.

Isaiah 55:10–11. The word is like rain and snow that work mysteriously with the land to produce a rich harvest. God's word is always effective, doing what God intends.

Psalm of the Day:  Ps (64) 65
This psalm is, simply, a prayer for rain. As God has acted in the past (the first half of the psalm), so the psalmist prays that God will act now (the section we sing today) to produce a rich harvest.

The Seed That Falls on Good Ground/La Semilla Cayó en Tierra Buena (Alonso)   SS
The Seed That Falls on Good Ground (Alstott)   RA p. 106/MI-BB
The Seed That Falls on Good Ground (Currie/Gelineau)  WOR 907/LPGG 912
The Seed That Falls on Good Ground (Guimont)  RS 92/GC 64/GC2 934/LPMG 103
The Seed That Falls on Good Ground (Hopson)    PMB 683/PRM A76/WS
The Seed That Falls on Good Ground (Schiavone)   JS 990/LP 134
The Seed That Falls on Good Ground (Somerville)  CBW 154

Suggested Common Psalm:  Ps (144) 145
See suggestions for Fourteenth Sunday.

Romans 8:18-23. The liberation given in Christ to believers has cosmic implications. All of creation is invited to share in the “glorious freedom of the children of God.”

Matthew 13:1-23. The parable of the sower and the seed. The seed, like God's presence, reveals the kind of ground on which it falls. There is no problem with the seed yielding a harvest; the problem lies in the soil.
    
Songs for the Liturgy

A Living Hope (2)  CBW 613/PMB 284
*A Sower=s Seed Fell on a Path (G)   HG 145
All Things New (2)   GC 427/GC2 450
Anthem (G)  GP 578/MI‑BB/GC 690/JS 761
Before the Earth Had Yet Begun (1,Ps,G)  CBW 540
Blessed Jesus, at Your Word (G)   JS 675/MI-BB
Blest Are We (1,Ps,G)   PMB 409/WC 745/WS
Bring Forth the Kingdom (G)  RS 772/GC 658/GC2 640/SS
Christ's Church Shall Glory in His Power (1,G)  WOR 616/RS 777/SS
Do Not Fear to Hope (2)  GP 597/GC 596
God Has Spoken by His Prophets (1,G)  WOR 516/RS 654/JS 678/PMB 419/WC 744
God Is Working His Purpose Out (1,2,G)  WOR 507/RS 646
God's Blessing Sends Us Forth, v 2 (G)   PMB 473/WC 864/WS
Good News (G)  LMGM 282/RS 797/GC 679
I Sing the Mighty Power of God (Ps)  WOR 502/RS 633/CBW 541/WC 908/JS 635/MI‑BB/GP 668/PMB 351/SS
Jesus Christ, by Faith Revealed, v 2 (1,G)   PMB 369/WC 711
Lord, to Whom Shall We Go? (1,G)  GP 663/JS 641
Lord, We Hear Your Word with Gladness (1,Ps,G)  CBW 444
O God, Our Help in Ages Past (2)  WOR 579/GP 613/WC 815/LMGM 230/MI‑BB/RS 735/GC 614/GC2 588/CBW 644/JS 705/PMB 435/WS/SS
On Holy Ground (2)  GC 712/GC2 715
Out of Darkness -- Walker (1,G)  JS 765/GC 689/MI‑BB
*Parable (G)  GP 481/JS 588/MI‑BB
Praise the Lord of Heaven (1)  WOR 551/WC 896
Praise to You, O Christ, Our Savior (1,G)  MI‑BB/RS 652/GC 515/GC2 517/CBW 442/JS 674/GP 662
*Seed, Scattered and Sown, v 2 (G)   GC 834/GC2 830/MI‑BB/CBW 604/JS 811/RS 918/GP 516
Song at the Center (2)  GC 490
Song of Good News (1,G)  WC 746/WS
Song of the Body of Christ (1,G)  MI‑BB/RS 924/GC 847/GC2 807/WC 622/WS
Sow the Word (1)  GC 516
Speak, Lord (G)  MI‑BB
Speak Now, O Lord (1,G)  WC 747/WS
Spirit Blowing through Creation (2)  GC 462/GC2 481/SS
Take Christ to the World (1,G)  JS 836/MI‑BB/GP 549
Tell It! Tell It Out with Gladness (1,G)   GC2 518
The Word of God Was from the Start (G)   JS 677/MI-BB
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (2)  WOR 595,596/MI‑BB/RS 742/GC 626/GC2 603/CBW 443/JS 748/GP 639/PMB 322/WC 650/WS/SS
Thy Kingdom Come (1)  GP 719/RS 776/GC 656
Thy Strong Word Didst Cleave the Darkness (1)  WOR 511
What Is This Place (1,G)  MI‑BB/WOR 709/GP 538/RS 892/GC 748/GC2 736/JS 799
*Word of God, Come Down on Earth (1,G)  WOR 513/CBW 429/RS 653/PMB 367/WC 704
Word of God, You Spoke Creation (G)   JS 676
Your Word Went Forth (1)  RS 655
Your Words Are Spirit and Life (1,Ps,G)   JS 680/MI‑BB