Jul-25 Liturgical Study Seventeenth Sunday
Seventeenth Sunday Opening prayer Lord open our eyes that we may see you in our brothers and sisters. Lord open our ears that we may hear the cries of the hungry, the cold, the frightened, te oppressed Lord open our hearts that we may love each other as you love us Renew in us your Spirit Lord, free us and make us one in you Amen. 2 Kings 4:42-44 The two books of Kings, which conclude Deuteronomy, present a 400 year historical period of ancient Israel and Judah, from the death of King David to the return from imprisonment in Babylon. Both Elijah and Elisha were major prophets of the Old Testament testifying for Yahweh against the Canaanite God Baal. Elijah was told in a dream that Elisha, a mere farmer, was to be his successor. Elisha leaves his home and follows his mentor Elijah. He also watches as Elijah is taken up to heaven in a chariot. Elisha is connected with 5 miracles and symbolic acts concerned with food. For the first miracle, Elisha is able to give security to...