The collect for today, the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
LORD, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Ephesians 4:1-6
The Gospel: St. Luke 14:1-11
Artwork: Healing the Man with Dropsy, fresco, 10th century, Church of St. George, Oberzell, Reichenau Island, Germany.