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.”
Romans 6:12-23
“present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life”
Proper 8A
June 28, 2026
Esther 4:1-17
“perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this”
NL
June 28, 2026
1 Samuel 2:18-21, 26
“may the Lord repay you with children by this woman for the loan that she made to the Lord”
Proper 8 – A Women’s Lectionary
June 28, 2026
1 Peter 2:4-10
“the stone that the builders rejected has become the very head of the corner”
A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 8
June 28, 2026
Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17
“turn to me and be gracious to me; give your strength to your servant”
Proper 7A
June 21, 2026
Romans 6:1b-11
“all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death”
Proper 7A
June 21, 2026
Luke 1:46-55
“my spirit rejoices in God my Savior”
NL
June 21, 2026
Psalm 69:10-20, 30-33
“rescue me from sinking in the mire”
A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 7
June 21, 2026
Acts 2:43-47
“awe came upon everyone because many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles”
A Women’s Lectionary – Proper 7
June 21, 2026