Persistence and Blaming God
Part 1: The Scripture Readings ✠ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. ✠ - make the Sign of the Cross A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Galatians . You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes, Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of merely human effort? Have you experienced so much in vain—if it really was in vain? So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? The Word of the Lord. [ALL] Thanks be to God. The Gospel A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke. At that time, Jesus said to his disciples, ...