The Lord and Lover of Souls: 15th Sunday of Luke
From the Wisdom of Solomon 11:21-26
The God Who Loves Mankind
21
For great power is always present with You,
And who can oppose the might of Your arm?
22
Because the entire world before You
Is like a small additional weight on scales,
And like a drop of dew early in the morning
That falls on the ground.
23
But You are merciful to all, for You can do all things; and You overlook the sins of men to bring them to repentance.
24
For You love all the things that exist, and You detest nothing of the things You made; for You would not even make anything You hated.
25
How could anything continue to exist unless You willed it? or how could anything be preserved
Unless it was called into existence by You?
26
You spare all things, because they are Yours,
O Master who love human beings. Gospel Reading: Luke 19:1-10
At that time, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man named Zacchaios; he was a chief collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaios, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."
The God Who Loves Mankind
21
For great power is always present with You,
And who can oppose the might of Your arm?
22
Because the entire world before You
Is like a small additional weight on scales,
And like a drop of dew early in the morning
That falls on the ground.
23
But You are merciful to all, for You can do all things; and You overlook the sins of men to bring them to repentance.
24
For You love all the things that exist, and You detest nothing of the things You made; for You would not even make anything You hated.
25
How could anything continue to exist unless You willed it? or how could anything be preserved
Unless it was called into existence by You?
26
You spare all things, because they are Yours,
O Master who love human beings. Gospel Reading: Luke 19:1-10
At that time, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man named Zacchaios; he was a chief collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaios, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."
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