The readings this week are very challenging and also hopeful as we are given guidance on how to respond to the real-life problems of loving in community and discerning how love and compassion looks when there is conflict and struggle. (Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Proper 18 [23]. Matthew 18:15-20.) Sentence: “Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.” Psalm 119:34 Collect: Gracious God, you have created us with love for the pu