The Wednesday after the Third Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Posted on July 9, 2025 by under
Scripture: St. Luke 10:13-16 (NKJV)
10:13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades. 16 He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.”
Devotion
Jesus speaks a sobering word of judgment upon Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum—towns that had witnessed His mighty works, yet did not repent. Despite His presence and miracles, their rejection of Christ leads to a greater condemnation than even pagan cities. These words remind us that rejecting Christ is rejecting the very One who sends Him—the Father Himself.
This passage encourages sober reflection. God’s mercy is abundant, yet it should not be taken for granted. We live in the time of grace, hearing Christ’s Word and receiving His gifts. Neglecting or growing cold to these treasures means treating the eternal lightly. This aligns with the ancient prayer: “O God, the Protector of all that trust in Thee… Increase and multiply upon us Thy mercy…” We are reminded that without Christ, we have no strength or holiness. We require God’s mercy daily to navigate the temporal—our trials, distractions, and temptations—while focusing on the eternal, which is the salvation Jesus has prepared for us.
Christ still speaks through His Word and Sacraments. He sends His called servants, and to hear them is to hear Him. Let us not despise His voice, but cling to Him in humble faith.
Collect: O God, the Protector of all that trust in Thee, without Whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us Thy mercy; that Thou being our Ruler and Guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
