Sunday's propers (collect, epistle & gospel) are for the Sunday called the Sixth Sunday after Trinity. We continue learning the teachings of Jesus, this time from the 5th chapter of Matthew, in which our Lord speaks directly to the commandment "Thou shalt do no murder." Jesus also gives us a parable regarding the importance of being ready to be reconciled with one's neighbour, before it is too late and judgment is given.
The day's epistle speaks of death unto sin and new life unto righteousness through Christ's death and resurrection, and the collect draws us to declare that God has prepared for those who love Him such incomprehensibly good things that they "pass man's understanding" and "exceed all that we can desire."
So, think about God's incomprehensible goodness, our calling to what the world would call an "excessive" righteousness, and the events we all, and Christ's people, go through: life, death, and new life in, by, and through Christ Jesus.
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