“Sept 14, 2025, Pentecost 14, Season of Creation 2”,
Pentecost 14 – Parables of the Lost Sheep and Lost Coin
Lectionary Pentecost 14, Year C
The four readings for Pentecost 14 are bound together by the theme of God’s mercy in the face of human sin and lostness. In Exodus 32:7-14, God’s anger over Israel’s idolatry is met with Moses’ intercession, reminding us that God’s judgment is not final but open to mercy. Psalm 51:1-11 gives voice to the sinner’s plea for cleansing and renewal, expressing the personal dimension of repentance. In 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Paul reflects on his own life as a former blasphemer and persecutor, yet transformed by Christ’s abundant grace, showing that no one is beyond redemption. Finally, Luke 15:1-10 portrays God’s relentless pursuit of the lost in the parables of the sheep and coin, where heaven rejoices over even one sinner who repents. Taken together, the passages affirm that God’s nature is not to condemn but to seek, forgive, and restore, calling communities and individuals alike into gratitude and joy for divine mercy.
Pentecost 14, Year C, September 14, 2025
Podcast on the Gospel – Lost Sheep and Lost Coin
Visual Lectionary Vanderbilt, Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sept. 14, 2025
The Season of Creation, Sept 1 – Oct. 4, 2025. This week meditations on nature
What is the “Season of Creation”?
The Season of Creation, 2025
Keys to the Season of Creation
Part 2 – “Meditations” from An Outline for the Season of Creation –
Individual and Group Meditations on Climate Change
Longer Meditation “Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults”
Reflections based on our relationship with nature
A Spiritual look at Climate Change
Remembering…
Holy Cross Day, Sept 14
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) – musician, writer, prophetess – and saint