<html><body style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">Collect for Proper 9:</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">Let us pray</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">God of the rejected, </font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">God of the discarded,</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">your son has sent all of us out</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">to preach good news by word,</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">but especially by action.</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3"> When we are not received,</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">help us to shake dust from our feet,</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">and move on in life</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">to where you have more for us to do.</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord, </font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, </font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">one God for ever and ever. Amen</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">For reflection on Proper 9 go to > </font><a href="http://preachingtip.com/preaching-tip-of-the-week/"><font size="3">http://preachingtip.com/preaching-tip-of-the-week/</font></a></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">Bob Eldan</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">Lander, Wyoming</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3">USA</font></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom:.14in;line-height:115%;"><font size="3"><br /></font> <br /></p><font size="3"><br /><br /></font><br /><br /><br /></body></html>