AUGUST 16, 2026 Twelth Sunday after Pentecost    PRAYER OF THE DAY   Gracious God, in Christ you bring people from near and far into the fellowship of your church.  Open our eyes to your saving plan, and move us to embrace all who seek your salvation so that we may rejoice together at the banquet of your love; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and  forever.                AMEN      Readings MATTHEW  15:21-28 PSALM  67 EPHESIANS 2:13-22 ISAIAH 56:1,6-8          How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord. St. John's Lutheran Church 1616 W. Mequon Road Mequon, WI  53092