The collect for today, the Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962):
GRANT, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace; that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: Ephesians 6:10-20
The Gospel: St. John 4:46-54
Artwork: Franz Anton Maulbertsch, Christ and the Captain of Capernaum, c. 1765. Engraving, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.