Proper 23a

Are You a Wicked Guest? Matthew 22:1-14

Fr. Jeremiah Caughran Are You a Wicked Guest? Matthew 22.1-14

The wedding feast of the king’s son is ready! All who were invited are to come! Yet, they rejected the final invitation and the king destroyed them and brought in others to celebrate. Amongst them was one without proper wedding attire and he was cast out.

What does this all mean? It reminds us that we are to make ourselves ready in light of the invitation of the King to the final wedding feast of the bridegroom, when all is made right and we are renewed. We know that it is coming and we are to be making preparations for that final call, depending upon the Father’s work in us through the Holy Spirit.

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The Wedding Feast of Salvation, Matthew 22:1-14, Isaiah 25:1-9

Fr. Jeremiah Caughran The Wedding Feast of Salvation, Matthew 22.1-14, Isaiah 25.1-9

In the Bible, feasting and especially wedding feasts are a sign of the Kingdom of God and salvation being given to God’s people. Jesus reminds us that all has been prepared and accomplished and thus all is a gift for us when we are called to join him. Yet, when we fall, we must not remain speechless before the King, but should respond with confession that we might ever be changed and transformed by the King.

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