Seventeenth Sunday After Trinity
Note: the following are simply a compilation of ideas from various sources – don’t feel you need to use all of them each day! (List of sources at the bottom of the post).
Sunday Readings (Proper 21)
- Ezekiel 18.1–4, 25–end
- Psalm 25.1–8
- Philippians 2.1–13
- Matthew 21.23–32
In our Diocese: For those being confirmed by Bishop Gavin in the Vale Benefice.
Christian Aid: Pray for those practising craftivism as part of our Restore Campaign (find out more).
In the Anglican Communion: The Church of Bangladesh
Cycle of Intercession: Sunday (from Common Worship: Daily Prayer)
- The universal Church
- Bishops, synods and all who lead the Church
- The leaders of the nations
- The natural world and the resources of the earth
- All who are in any kind of need
Collects for the week of Trinity 17:
Almighty God,
you have made us for yourself,
and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:
pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself,
and so bring us at last to your heavenly city
where we shall see you face to face;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
or
Gracious God,
you call us to fullness of life:
deliver us from unbelief
and banish our anxieties
with the liberating love of Jesus Christ our Lord.
List of sources:
- Benefice Prayer Diary
- Oxford Diocese Prayer Diary
- Christian Aid Prayer Diary
- Lectionary, Collects and Cycle of Intercession from Common Worship