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Thoughts from the Lectionary: The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity

From the Gospel Lesson: St. Matthew 22:1-14

Vss. 11&13

11.And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

13.Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Here we read of Jesus preaching in the Temple of God about the Kingdom of God. He likens the Kingdom to a Kings wedding feast. The King’s invited guests having refused the invitation to the point of treating his messengers contemptuously (even killing some of them), he instructs his servants to go to the streets to announce the feast and fill the house. Once the house was full of guests and the feast being in full swing, the King notices a guest that is not properly dressed for the occasion. Being angered by the guest’s improper attire the King has him cast out of the feast into outer darkness.

Christ’s words here paint a vivid picture. We who are invited to the “Wedding Banquet” must be in the proper clothes. We must be covered in the clothes of Christ’s righteousness alone for all of our own garments are but “filthy rags” in comparison.

Blessings,

Fr. Duane+