4th Sunday after Pentecost

God does not promise that the path of the disciple will be easy. Jeremiah feels the
pain of rejection from those who do not want to hear what he has to say. Jesus
declares that his words may bring stark division. Even so, we need not be afraid for
God accounts for each hair on our heads. Though we may experience rejection,
frustration, division, and death, God’s grace and love make us a new creation each
day. Marked with the cross and filled with holy food, we are sent from worship to
witness to Christ in the world.

Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17
Genesis 21:8-21