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Saturday, September 21 — Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
 

  • Ezekiel 2:8—3:11
  • Psalm 119:33-40
  • Ephesians 2:4-10
  • Matthew 9:9-13

Tax collectors were agents of the oppressive empire, and they also had a reputation for extorting more than they had to collect. Jesus’ calling Matthew to follow him showed that Jesus not only associated with “bad guys,” he welcomed them into his inner circle. His sharing a meal with Matthew and other tax collectors and “sinners” was an enacted parable of the mercy of God. The meal we share at Jesus’ table is to be such a parable too.

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