Lectionary Homily for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost [2021]

Corey J. Mahler – Confident.Faith · Sep 17, 2021 · 6m

Isaiah 50:4–10 Psalm 116:1–9 James 3:1–12 Mark 9:14–29 You may be operating under the belief that our reading from James does not apply to you. ‘I am not a teacher.’ you may say — ‘at least not a teacher in the Church’ you may think. And that may be true, in a strictly limited sense, but the proper understanding of Scriptural warnings and duties is seldom the strictly limited one. Are you a husband? You are a teacher with regard to your wife. Are you a parent? You are a teacher with regard to your children. The central issue for the teacher is the duty to speak the…