Sheep Among Wolves
Sheep Among Wolves, by Project 86 Lections: The Third Sunday After Pentecost ( Lectionary 11 ), AD 2026 A Homily: Lord, we pray for the preacher, for you know his sins are great. Grace, mercy and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. A comedian whom I follow had an interview recently, in which he said: “I don’t really think that God cares.” There’s so much evil in the world, so much suffering, not just amongst humans but animals too. And not only does God not stop it, He’s also the one who set the whole thing up, right? God made the devil. God made serial killers. So isn’t there a sense in which all of this is on Him? Our Gospel reading this morning comes from a section of Matthew known as the Missionary Discourse. In it, Jesus travels from city to town, teaching in synagogues, proclaiming the Good News, all while curing every conceivable sickness and disease. And the sheer volume of need overwhelms Him. He looks at the crowds, at all the pe...
