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The sin within
Prayer
Contemporary Lectionary Prayers
Based Upon Cycle C Lectionary Gospels
Gospel Theme:
The sin within
Gospel Note:
The tree imagery in verses 43-45 of this metaphor-laden conclusion to the ''Sermon on the Plain'' makes a rather profound point despite its apparent simplicity: a person is not good or bad because he or she does good or bad things; rather, one does good or bad because he or she is good or bad. In other words, the inner disposition precedes and produces the external act, a view shared by Paul in his treatment of sin as a human condition and not just wrongdoing.
Liturgical Color:
Green
The sin within
Gospel Note:
The tree imagery in verses 43-45 of this metaphor-laden conclusion to the ''Sermon on the Plain'' makes a rather profound point despite its apparent simplicity: a person is not good or bad because he or she does good or bad things; rather, one does good or bad because he or she is good or bad. In other words, the inner disposition precedes and produces the external act, a view shared by Paul in his treatment of sin as a human condition and not just wrongdoing.
Liturgical Color:
Green