The Scripture Lessons for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost are:
 
Exodus 16:2-15 and Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 or
Jonah 3:10-4:11 and Psalm 145:1-8
Philippians 2:1-13
Matthew 20:1-16
 
Each of the passages for this week has a way of drawing us into curiosity about how God might most palpably show up in the places where we experience a gap between where we are and where we want to be or think we should be. God provides sustenance for the Israelites as they experience the wilderness that exists between their deliverance from slavery and the Promised Land, and the psalmist praises God’s glorious deeds. Paul longs to be with Christ but recognizes his separation provides him the opportunity to serve others. In Matthew, Jesus tells a parable that challenges our understanding of equal access to the kin-dom. These passages invite us to question our ideas about how we think life should go versus the reality of what is. The gaps in time or space between where we are and where we want to be can become places that remind us to see joy amidst the suffering and difficulties of life.
 
This Sunday at Pilgrim Church, the Rev. Jamie Faile will be preaching.
 
This is the season of Ordinary Time. “Ordinary” doesn’t mean typical or humdrum. Rather, it comes from the word “ordinal,” meaning “related to a series.” Think of Ordinary Time as an ordered, deliberate, six-month step-by-step pilgrimage through the story of Jesus’ life. This year, Matthew is our guide. The liturgical color for the pastor's stole and paraments (cloth hanging from the pulpit and lectern) is green. This symbolizes growth in the church.

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May you be blessed,
Rev. Amie