Tenth Sunday after Trinity AD 2026

Saint Paul says in today’s Epistle that “no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.” This means that faith is a gift from God. Some, however, draw the wrong conclusion from this, as though God had predestined only certain people to salvation—those to whom He chooses to give the gift of faith—while predestining all others to damnation by withholding that gift from them.

But this is not true. Faith is indeed a gift from God, but it is also true that God offers this gift freely and abundantly to all. We can see this in the fact that God has placed within the heart of every human being a longing for truth, goodness, peace, and love. This longing draws us toward God, and it prepares the heart to receive the gift of faith.

God has revealed His perfect love to us in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, who died for the salvation of all people and rose again from the dead, conquering sin, the devil, and death. How could anyone who truly sees and understands the greatness of this sacrifice willingly say no to the love of God?

And yet, sadly, there are those who do say no. There are those who, even when they recognize what is necessary for their peace, refuse God’s gracious offer. We are not called to judge them. Just as Jesus loved them and wept over them, so we too must love them and seek to lead them to God through that love—that none should perish, but that all might be saved.