Fourth Sunday After Pentecost

Abraham and Sarah welcome strangers and are promised a beautiful, surprisingly, outlandish and laughable gift. Jesus sends out the disciples as laborers into the harvest. In baptism we too are anointed for ministry, sharing God’s compassion with our world knowing it might not always be easy. From the Lord’s table we go forth to proclaim the good news, to heal the sick and to share our bread with the hungry. Accompanying Scripture: Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17; Romans 5:1-8