Lectionary Lab PREMIUM Edition for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year C
July 24, 2022
Comments by John Fairless
Hosea 1:2-10
God asks an awful lot of God’s prophets — but asking Hosea to go and find his wife in the “red light district” may push the limits of credulity!
The story illustrates the lengths to which God is willing to go in the redemption of God’s people. Neither angry nor vengeful, God rather is merciful.
Psalm 85
The psalm is an …