Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, 31 Jul 2022, LoLLC
Channel: Lord of Life Lutheran Church
Date: 2022-08-01

God provides. God provides the child for which Hannah longs, a common biblical trope with little correlation in the scripture reading world, making this a difficult text to receive as exemplar. In the psalm that reads as though Hannah penned it herself, God provides emotional support and relief for the oppressed, including oppressive interpersonal dynamics; a reminder that not all violence and conflict is physical. In Acts 2 the community that walks the Way of Jesus provides for the needy in their midst, following the example of Jesus in today’s Gospel.