Worship resources for 7/24

July 24, 2022 Seventh Sunday of Pentecost Luke 11:1-13 COMMENTARY by John Wurster I hadn’t been very long into my ministry internship in a north Texas town when Carter invited me to come visit him on his ranch. I assumed it was a hospitable attempt by one of the congregation’s pillars to get to know the young pastor-in-training. Carter met me as I got out of my car. He gestured broadly across the vast spaces of his land, which seem to extend to the horizon. After the quick orientation, he led me inside, and I realized why he had wanted me to visit. His wife was bedfast, racked with cancer. We went in to see her. We prayed and came back into the living room. “I pray and pray,” Carter said, “But I guess God’s not listening.” He looked at me with weathered and watery eyes. As I looked into them, words just failed me, so together we quietly beheld the mystery of God, the mystery of life. Carter finally broke the silence, “She’s not getting better, but I won’t stop praying. I won’t stop hoping. I don’t know what else to do but hope that God has all this worked out.”  You can find the rest of the commentary on our website. An order of worship for July 24, 2022. This liturgy is free to use. General Assembly creates a commission to unify two agencies at the top level of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) by Leslie Scanlon GA approves 12 weeks of family leave, strengthens the church’s response to sexual misconduct, and affirms reproductive justice by Stephen Salyards General Assembly approves budgets and sets per capita rate for 2023 and 2024 by Leslie Scanlon PC(USA) General Assembly declares government of Israel actions toward Palestinians “apartheid” by Leslie Scanlon GA reelects Moffett as Presbyterian Mission Agency president and executive director by Greg Allen-Pickett IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Prisoners are not slaves A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist turned pastor works at educating the incarcerated, ensuring them a shot upon their release Why I'm Presbyterian: It's the questions  Rev. Rebecca Gresham-Kesner’s questions brought her to the PC(USA), and the space allowed for her continued questions is why she stays. The Riverside Church calls eighth senior minister The Rev. Adriene Thorne is called to be The Riverside Church’s eighth senior minister Books Briefly Noted: Black Lit & Black Lives Outlook Book Review Editor Amy Pagliarella suggests some must-read, modern books about Black Lit & Black lives.

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