Preparation for Sunday Service
For Sunday the 14th of June, 2026 (Propers 6)
As we gather for worship today the Old Testament reading recounts the great love and compassion of the Lord who delivered a gang of slaves from Egypt, carrying them as on eagles’ wings and bringing them to Himself as a people, a treasured possession and holy nation. The Epistle describes our rescue by God in very similar and equally striking terms—“while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” The culmination comes in the Holy Gospel, which presents compassion as the crowning characteristic of Christ, who came bringing healing and life to helpless, suffering sinners. As we hear of God’s wonderful, active compassion, we hear too our Lord’s gracious invitation to extend it to all: “Freely have you received, freely give” (Mt. 10:8, NIV).
