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Today's Reading: Introit for the 13th Sunday after Trinity (Psalm 74:1-2, 19b, 21b; antiphon: v. 20a, 21a, 22a, 23a) Daily Lectionary: 2 Kings 2:19-25; 4:1-7; Ephesians 4:25-5:14 O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed--This Mount Zion where You have dwelt. (From the Introit for the 13th Sunday after Trinity) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. It's no secret that the world hates God's people. What's troubling is when it seems like God doesn't pay attention to what happens to us! That was often the cry of His people Israel! By the time of Zacharias and Elizabeth, 400 years had passed without a word from the Lord. The Jews were living under the heavy hand of the Roman Empire and her governors. It would be understandable to think they had been forgotten even by God. But then at just the right time, the Son was conceived in Mary's womb an