"You Gotta Fear Somebody"—4th Sun after Penteost (Proper 7)

This day's lections (see here): O Lord, make us have perpetual love and reverence for your holy Name, for you never fail to help and govern those whom you have set upon the sure foundation of your loving-kindness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.Jer 20:7–13Ps 69:8–20Rom 6:1b–11Mt 10:24–39Note: during this current season of "Ordinary Time," we are following "Track 2" of the Revised Common Lectionary.Preached on Sun, June 18, 2023 at St. George's Austin.