Hosea 14:2-10; Psalm 50(51):3-4,8-9,12-14,17; Matthew 10:16-23
Hosea is full of prophesies of doom - the theme of being punished for turning away from God is present in almost every paragraph.
But at the end, and also at its heart emotionally, is todays' reading, full of love and care - come back to me says the Lord! "I will fall on them like dew" - does that sound familiar? It is in the eucharistic prayer, and is a wonderful image of refreshment and completeness - no wetness is wetter than being soaked to the skin by dewfall!
We have been warned to do what is right, but we are also encouraged by knowing that from wherever we have strayed to, God longs for us to return.
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