“When I had been fasting, praying, obeying, I thought I was aiming at the glory of God, but I was doing it all for my own glory — to feel I was worthy. As long as I was doing all this to earn my salvation, I was doing nothing for God, all for me! I realized that all my struggling to become worthy was an exercise in self-worship. I was actually trying to avoid God as saviour, and to be my own saviour.”
– David Brainerd, 18th century American missionary
Sermon Title: Do You See This Woman
Sermon Text: Luke 7:36-50
Second Scripture Reading: 1 John 1:1-4
A Prayer for Today: “O God, for as without you we are not able to please you; Mercifully grant, that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” (The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity – BCP 1662)