Lectionary Homily for 02 August 2026 (10th Sunday after Pentecost)
Readings Isaiah 55:1–5 Psalm 136:1–9, 23–26 Romans 9:1–13 Matthew 14:13–21 Homily Transcript To paraphrase Luther and Walther: ‘The sheep rightly judge their shepherds.’ To be certain, there is but one Good Shepherd and He is without error and beyond rebuke, but undershepherds — pastors and teachers — are mere men and are, thus, liable to err and are proper subjects of godly rebuke should they err. And yet not all sheep should rebuke their shepherds. Women, for instance, must not do so, for Scripture commands women to be silent in the churches and to inquire of their own husbands at home…
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