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Year A, Proper 16

Fr. Aaron Burt and Marissa Burt

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Join Fr. Aaron & Marissa Burt, with guest Elizabeth Berget, for this week's episode, in which they consider the readings for Year A, Proper 16: Isaiah 51:1-6; Psalm 138; Romans 11:25-36; Matthew 16:13-20.

They discuss God's expansiveness goodness and mercy, the "keys of the kingdom" and binding and loosing imagery.

They also chat about Elizabeth's book: Love Like a Mother: How the Sacred Work of Motherhood Reveals the Maternal Heart of God. Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram and Substack.

Notes:

--2019 Book of Common Prayer

--Marissa's article Fertility, Futility, and Filth: Menstruation Imagery in Isaiah 64:6


The Bible Project

Ordinary Time: The Season of Growth, by: Amy Peeler


0:57 Collect

1:42 Introducing guest Elizabeth Berget

13:18  Isaiah 51:1-6

29:29 Psalm 138

36:49 Romans 11:25-36

52:03 Matthew 16:13-20

Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.