Christ Our Compassionate King

Collect: Proper 29

Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that people of earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 . . . God as our Shepherd, who rescues and watches over us.

Psalm 100 . . . The Song of the Lamb

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Psalm 95: 1-7a . . .  Remembering the Past, Holding The Future

Ephesians 1:15-23 . . . Christ reigning triumphantly over creation, over his enemies, over the Church and even over death.

Matthew 25:31-46 . . . a vision of final judgement, in which the Son of Man welcomes into God’s kingdom those who have treated others with compassion and mercy.

The Final Sunday for the year, “Christ Our King”