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Scripture

An Introduction to the Sunday Scripture Readings - September 6, 2026

“Owe Nothing To Anyone, Except To Love One Another”

One message that could come from our readings this Sunday is, "We are our brothers and sisters keeper". Our readings today focus on our God-given duty to love, to care for and to correct one another, in a spirit of love and reconciliation. God will hold us directly responsible if we do not.

In our first reading (Ezekiel 33:7-9), God appointed the prophet Ezekiel to be “watchman for the house of Israel”. God said to Ezekiel, “If I tell the wicked, ‘O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak out to dissuade the wicked from his way, the wicked shall die for his guilt, but I will hold you responsible for his death.” God held Ezekiel personally responsible if he did not warn the people of their evil ways.

In our Epistle reading (Romans 13:8-10), St. Paul continues his exhortation of last week to "offer your bodies as a living sacrifice" by telling us how we should do that -- to live in love and to love one another. Paul wrote, “Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.” He reminds us that all violations of the law have at their root a failure to love one another. It is this love that drives our desire for reconciliation and concern for each other and it is this love that drives us for union and reconciliation with our Lord.

In our Gospel reading (Matthew 18:15-20), Jesus lays out the proper order of reconciliation back to the Church for someone who has fallen. First, one-to-one, privately; then with a few trusted witnesses, and if still unsuccessful, with the whole Church. As in our first reading, the goal is reconciliation, not condemnation. Then, Jesus gave His disciples the authority to reconcile sinners.

Have we ever judged others' wrongdoing out of a sense of superiority or self-righteousness? The duty to correct must be borne out of love, not judgement, and done as privately as possible. This is certainly how we would like to be treated if we have wronged someone. How do we measure up to this ideal? Possibly food for thought this week.