<html><body style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><div>Collect for Proper 18:</div><div><br /></div><div>Let us pray:</div><div><br /></div><div></div><p align="left" class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">God of even small crumbs,</p><div></div><p align="left" class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">you see all people,</p><div></div><p align="left" class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">of all shapes and races,</p><div></div><p align="left" class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">as your children.</p><div></div><p align="left" class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">Then how can we deny crumbs</p><div></div><p align="left" class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">to those who need even more,</p><div></div><p align="left" class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">denying our own hidden family.</p><div></div><p align="left" class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">Open our hearts through Jesus Christ our Lord, </p><div></div><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;">who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, </p><div></div><p align="left" class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><a></a> one God for ever and ever. Amen</p><div></div><p align="left" class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><br /><br /></p><div>For reflection on Proper 18 go to > </div><p><font size="2"></font><a href="http://preachingtip.com/preaching-tip-of-the-week/"><font size="2">http://preachingtip.com/preaching-tip-of-the-week/</font></a></p><div><br /></div><div>Bob Eldan</div><div>Lander, Wyoming</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></body></html>