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A Short Reflection on the Gospel Text and the Psalm for Today

Before yesterday, having happened upon the lections early in the week in a desultory way, as though far more interested in the swirl of political gossip and speculation on the X app than Morning Prayer, I felt bad and set myself a thought exercise. I attempted to imagine what it would have been like to be minding my own business on a hot, humid late aft…