07/14/2026
Join us this Sunday, July 19, 2026, the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost at 10:00 a.m. in person or on Zoom.
Our texts this week are interesting lectionary choices. For an Old Testament text, we have the story of Jacob’s dream about a ladder (Genesis 28:10-19) and for our Gospel lesson we continue in Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 with the Parable of the Weeds and the Wheat.
These stories remind us of how we don’t live in an agrarian context, although some of us certainly have lived in more rural environments. This parable is a description of a reality we’d probably rather not admit. Maybe even a description of a God in whom we’d rather not believe. Can’t God do something about the enemy, and now? What is God good for anyway if God can’t see to it that evil is eliminated?
The parable of the wheat and the weeds is not told for the sake of action but for the sake of honesty. Our presence in the world as Christians does not come with a full-blown plan to get rid of evil at every turn. Some days it is all we can do to recognize it! But what if our calling as disciples is to seek out and purge sin and evil? Frankly, I’m not sure I want that job. But I do trust God. Our presence in the world as Christians is to be the good news, to live the Gospel. Join us Sunday for worship and “Weeds, Wheat and Grace.” Pastor Ann
