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Third Sunday after Pentecost — June 18, 2023

In honor of Juneteenth, Stephanie Sorge weaves together multiple readings from the Revised Common Lectionary to reflect on God's liberating work.

Year A
Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7), Psalm 100, Exodus 19:2-8a, Romans 5:1-8, Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)

I’m grateful to serve a congregation that separates holidays from holy days. There will be no invitation to have all fathers stand and be recognized this third Sunday in June, and no gifts of shaving cream or crosses made of nails or other “manly” things. Mother’s and Father’s Day are fraught for many reasons, and imbuing these...

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