9th Sunday after Pentecost, August 10, 2014

The Collect, Proper 14

Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Reflections: It’s easy to forget that it is not we, but we with God who can think and do “those things that are right.” Forgetting—which is inevitable—sets us up for a reality check in those moments when we act of ourselves, and are surprised and disappointed in ourselves.