1 Kings 7
“Solomon was building his own house”
Esther 7:1-10 & 9:1-2, 20-22, 29-32
“the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther”
Narrative Lectionary
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
“come to me, all you that are weary”
Proper 9A
July 5, 2026
Romans 7:15-25a
“I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want”
Proper 9A
July 5, 2026
Psalm 145:8-14
“all your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord”
Proper 9A
July 5, 2026
Zechariah 9:9-12
“lo, your king comes to you”
Proper 9A
July 5, 2026
Song of Songs 2:8-13
“arise, my love, my fair one, and come away”
Proper 9A
July 5, 2026
Psalm 45:10-17
“in many-colored robes she is led to the king”
Proper A
July 5, 2026
Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
“drink, and I will draw for your camels also”
Proper 9A
July 5, 2026
Prayer of Confession Contemplating America’s 250th Anniversary
“we hear histories told backwards, shuffled and reconstructed to assure us that the ideas we like best are at the heart of who we’ve always been.”