Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
August 16, 2026
August 16th
In Isaiah we hear that God’s house shall be a house of prayer for all people and that God will gather the outcasts of Israel. The Canaanite woman in today’s gospel is a Gentile, an outsider, who is unflinching in her request that Jesus heal her daughter. As Jesus commends her bold faith, how might our church extend its mission to those on the margins of society? In our gathering around word and meal we receive strength to be signs of comfort, healing, and justice for those in need.
Readings of the day:

Isaiah 56:1-8
A house of prayer for all peoples


Psalm 67
Let all the peoples praise you, O God. (Ps. 67:3)


Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
God’s mercy to all, Jew and Gentile


Matthew 15: 21-28
The healing of the Canaanite woman’s daughter

In Our Prayers
This Week: August 16 2026

This week we pray --

-- protect all those who live in lands or homes affected by violence, war, oppression, or persecution, espically in Gaza, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Ukraine, Russia, Haiti, and Nigeria.

-- Those hospitalized, in a rehabilitation center, ill this week, grieving, or who have otherwise requested prayer include:  George, John, Art, Ruth, Christine, Gwen, Tina, Jim, Luke, and Jay, Mikki and her family, and Geri's family.

--with the World Council of Churches: all the churches in the Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.

--with the Montana Synod: 

Lutheran Church of Sunburst Church, Sunburst

St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Shelby

Christikon Bible Camp

Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp

North Carolina Synod

North/West Lower Michigan Synod

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