14 - 20 September 2002
Worship Together14 - 20 September 2002
Proper 19
Matthew 18.21-35
Make judgements but don’t be judgemental (AAA)
Our judgements are rarely dispassionate. We often use them to assert our superiority or shore up our shaky self-esteem. Psychologists tell us they are also the way we conceal our shortcomings and weaknesses.
Forgiving and accepting (CYP)
We are all God’s servants, and only he can judge us. God chooses not to judge us, and expects us to do the same to others. God may well have redeemed the wrongdoing by turning it to good effect.
Additional resources
Forgiveness changes things (AAA)
Jesus taught his disciples not to judge. Here his teaching is expressed as a ‘do’ not a ‘don’t’. Do forgive.
These resources were first published in 2002.
Lectionary Bible readings for RCL Proper 19 Year A
Genesis 50.15-21
Romans 14.1-12
Matthew 18.21-35
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