FOURTEENTH SUNDAY B Lectionary #101
We are obstinate people; we have trouble getting it right; we continually find ways to rebel against what God wants us to do. We need prophets, even if we have trouble recognizing those who come to us, saying: “Thus says the Lord God!”
Ezekiel 2:2–5. Ezekiel’s call to be a prophet includes a warning that he will not be heeded or understood. Still, that is no reason for him not to carry God’s word even to those who are “hard of face and obstinate of heart.”
Psalm of the Day: Ps (122) 123
This psalm of quiet confidence describes the people as a servant watching the hands of her mistress because they are the source not only of peremptory commands but also of blessings.
A Ti Levanto Mis Ojos (Manzano) FYC 568
Our Eyes Are Fixed on the Lord (Alstott) BB
Our Eyes Are Fixed on the Lord (Gelineau/Toolan) WOR 905/LPGG 910
Our Eyes Are Fixed on the Lord (Guimont) RS 168/GC 122/GC2 994/LPMG 101
Our Eyes Are Fixed on the Lord (Marchionda) PRM B84/PMB 681/WS
Our Eyes Are Fixed on the Lord (Schiavone) JS 988/LP 132
Our Eyes Are Fixed on the Lord/Nuestros Ojos Estánen el SeZor (Schiavone) SS
Our Eyes Are on the Lord (O'Carroll/Hall) CBW 152
We Look to You, Lord PSL 135/SS
Seasonal Psalm: Ps (102) 103
Bless the Lord (E. Walker) GP 252/JS 590
Bless the Lord, My Soul (DeBruyn) JS 245
El Señor Es Compasivo (Sandante) GP 249
El Señor Es Compasivo y Misericordia (Schiavone) FYC 554
Loving and Forgiving (Soper) GP 251
My Soul, Give Thanks to the Lord (Proulx/Gelineau) WOR 55
The Lord Is Compassion (Warner) WC 427
The Lord Is Kind and Merciful (Cotter) RS 140
The Lord Is Kind and Merciful (Dufford) GP 250
The Lord Is Kind and Merciful (Goemanne) CH 153
The Lord Is Kind and Merciful (Haas/Gelineau) RS 141
The Lord Is Kind and Merciful (Haugen) LMGM 535/RS 143
The Lord Is Kind and Merciful (Kreutz) CH 154
The Lord Is Kind and Merciful (Roberts) LMGM 534
The Lord’s Kindness Is Everlasting (Hughes/Gelineau) RS 141
The Lord Is Rich in Kindness/El Señor Es Compasivo (Kolar) WC 428
2 Corinthians 12:7–10. The mysterious “thorn in the flesh” was some sort of affliction that Paul suffered for a long time. Whether it was physical or mental we do not know. We do know that he associated it with his own failures and with his faith that God’s grace is sufficient, even in such incurable suffering.
Mark 6:1-6. Jesus is scandalous to his neighbors. They know his as ordinary, of no special skills, yet he teaches in the synagogue as one with learning and power. He is “the carpenter, the son of Mary,” so he could not possibly, in their eyes, be a prophet. Lack of faith limits his ability to perform “mighty deeds” that reveal the presence (or near-presence) of God’s kingdom.
Songs for the Liturgy
All You Who Seek a Comfort Sure (C) WOR 490/CBW 425
Alleluia! Go and Teach All People (1,G) CBW 515
Amazing Grace (2) WOR 583/WC 662/CBW 480/GP 615/MI-BB/LMGM 173/GC 612/GC2 586/JS 713/GC 612/RS 737/PMB 323/WS/SS
Arise, Your Light Is Come! (1,G) CBW 302
Be Still, My Soul (2) LMGM 163
By Gracious Powers (G) WOR 577
Christ, You Are the Fullness (G) CBW 431
Christ's Church Shall Glory in His Power (2,G) WOR 616/RS 777/SS
Come, Lord, to Our Souls Come Down (1,G) CBW 440
*Come to Me (C) MI-BB/GC 647, 650/GC2 633/RS 763/PMB 444, 451/WC 842, 856/JS 728, 735/GP 628, 629/WS/RS 763
*Come to Us (C) GC 743/GC2 740
Eye Has Not Seen (2) MI-BB/WC 844/RS 758/GC 638/GC2 616/CBW 482/WS/SS
Go Forth (1,G) JS 833/MI-BB
Go to the World (1,2,G) RS 608/CBW 508/WC 884/WS/SS
God Has Chosen Me (1,G) MI-BB/GC 682/GC2 469/JS 831/GP 546
God Has Spoken by His Prophets (1,G) WOR 516/RS 654/JS 678/PMB 419/WC 756
God, Our God of Distant Ages (1,G) PMB 346/WC 690/WS
God Whose Purpose Is to Kindle (1) WOR 640/RS 828/GC 714/GC2 704
Good News (G) LMGM 282/RS 797/GC 679/GC2 672
Hold Me in Life (Ps) MI-BB/GC 599/JS 702/GP 596
How Shall They Hear the Word of God (1) WOR 629
I Cannot Tell It All (1,G) GP 390
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (C) WOR 607/MI-BB/LMGM 41, 160/GC 646/GC2 622/PMB 452/WC 852/JS 729/GP 633/WS/SS
I Will Choose Christ (2) GP 459/GC2 683/JS 775/MI-BB
Lead Me, Guide Me (2) LMGM 168/RS 712/GC 574/GC2 555/PMB 397/WC 777/WS
*Litany for the Holy Eucharist, v 6 (C) WC 982
Lord, We Hear Your Word with Gladness (1,G) CBW 444
Make Us True Servants, v 2 (G) PMB 501/WC 923/WS/SS
*My Grace Is Enough (2) PSL 136/SS
O Carpenter, Why Leave the Bench (G) HG 118
Only This I Want (2) GP 575/JS 776/GC 695/GC2 701/MI-BB
Praise the Spirit in Creation (G) WOR 477/RS 609
Praise to You, O Christ, Our Savior (G) MI-BB/RS 652/GC 515/GC2 517/CBW 442/JS 674/GP 662
Prayer of St. Francis (2) MI-BB/GP 650/PMB 459/WC 860/RS 830/GC 726/GC2 721/JS 738/WS
Precious Lord, Take My Hand (2) LMGM 162/RS 754/GC 874/GC2 847/PMB 448/WC 841/MI-BB/GP 478/WS
Priestly People, v 5 (G) PMB 383/WC 740/WS
*Ps 34: Taste and See (C)
Send Us as Your Blessing, Lord (1) GP 554
Send Us Forth (1,G) JS 639
Song of Good News (1,G) CBW 561/WC 759/WS
Speak, Lord (1) MI-BB
Take Christ to the World (1) JS 836/MI-BB/GP 549
Take Up Your Cross (2) CBW 353/WOR 634/MI-BB/LMGM 50/RS 810/GC 698/GC2 688,690/PMB 238/WC 750/JS 524/GP 586/WS/SS
*Taste and See (C) PMB 148/WC 397, 398, 652/WS/MI-BB/WOR 36/RS 70, 71, 72, 919/GC 47, 48, 814, 835, 837/GC2 34, 827/CBW 610/LMGM 129/JS 37, 38, 39, 40, 821/GP 199, 200, 201 /SS
The Spirit Sends Us Forth (1,G) JS 835/MI-BB
Tree of Life (2) RS 541/GC 397/GC2 401/CBW 373/SS
We Bring God's Holy Love (1,G) PMB 469/WC 883/WS
*Within Your Temple (E) IH 50/PSL 134/BFW 248/SS
Word of God, Come Down on Earth (1,G) WOR 513/CBW 429/RS 653/PMB 367/WC 708
| Title of Anthem, Voicing & Instrumentation | Composer/arranger/editor | Publisher & edition # | |
| Be Known to Us, Lord Jesus (SATB, Chimes, C-instrument) | Schalk, Carl | Concordia (98-3202) | C |
| Blest Are They | Bouman | Selah | G |
| Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee, O Lord (SATB, Organ) | Harris, William H. | Oxford (A 142) | PS |
| Great Is the Lord of Heaven from “Missa Cellensis” (SATB, Keyboard) | Haydn, Franz Joseph/arr. Ehret, Walter | GIA (G-4445) | E |
| I Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills (2-part, Organ) | Bouman, Paul | Boosey & Hawkes (OCTB6550) | PS |
| Lord Has Told Us, The (SATB) | Bax | Oxford in “Oxford Anthems, Vol. 4, p. 28 | 2 |
| Lord, Make Me to Know Thy Ways (SATB, Organ) | Byrd, William/arr. by Lovelace, Austin | Concordia (98-2935) | 2 |
| My Grace Is Sufficient (SATB) | Thompson, Randall | E. C. Schirmer (#n/a) | 2 |
| Nations, Listen to God's Calling (Unison or 2-part, Keyboard) | Bach, Johann Sebastian | Concordia in “Bach Arias forthe Church Year” (97-6055) | G |
| Now, Paul, He Was a Servant (Unison/2-part, Keyboard) | Brazzeal, David | Choristers Guild (CGA 782) | 2 |
| O God, O Lord of Heaven and Earth (SATB, Organ, opt. Trumpet) | Bender, Jan | Augsburg (0800652509) | E |
| O Lord, Increase My Faith (SATB) | Gibbons, Orlando/ed. Proulx, Richard | GIA (G-4043) | G |
| O Taste and See (SATB) | Williams, R. Vaughn | Oxford (43.909) | C |
| O Taste and See (SATB, Keyboard) | Larkin, Michael | Coronet Press (392-41993) | C |
| Oh, Hold Thou Me Up (SA, Organ) | Marcello, Benedetto | Concordia in “The Morning Star Choir Book” (97-6287) | PS |
| Proclaim with Me (SATB, Organ, opt. Trumpet) | Busarow, Donald | Concordia (98-3127) | C |
| Psalm 123 (SATB, Keyboard) | Arnatt, Ronald | E. C. Schirmer (5405) | PS |
| Taste and See (SATB, Organ) | Proulx, Richard | GIA (G-4471) | C |
| Taste and See (SATB, Piano) | Louis, Kenneth W. | GIA (G-5637) | C |
| Taste and See (SATB, Piano, opt. Guitar) | Moore, Jr., James E. | GIA (G-5335) | C |
| Taste and See (SATB, Solo, Keyboard, Flute ad lib.) | Connolly, Michael | GIA (G-3459) | C |
| Taste and See that the Lord Is Good (SATB, Organ) | Gehring | Concordia (98-3585) | C |
| Teach Me, Your Way, O Lord (Unison or 2-part, Keyboard) | Sedio, Mark | AMSI (711) | 2 |
| We Walk by Faith (SATB) | Kosche, Kenneth T. | MorningStar (MSM 50-6031) | G |
| What God Ordains Is Always Good (SATB, Organ, Trumpet) | Grotenhuis, Dale | Northwester Publishing House (28N6062) | 1 |
| Will You Come and Follow Me (SATB, Solo, opt. Keyboard) | Bell, John L. | GIA (G-4384) | G |