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Mark’s gospel makes clear how great is the press of the crowd, with its countless needs to be met, on Jesus and his disciples. Yet in today’s gospel Jesus advises his disciples to get away and rest, to take care of themselves. Sometimes we think that when others are in great need we shouldn’t think of ourselves at all; but Jesus also honors the caregivers’ need. We are sent from Christ’s table to care for others and for ourselves. Our service will be live streamed from Atonement Lutheran Church starting at 10:30am. Click on the image above to view our live stream The bulletin for this service can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15BW9UAgmPW2Cp_poyPHUCKZSAfhIL3f0/view?usp=sharing

Mark’s gospel makes clear how great is the press of the crowd, with its countless needs to be met, on Jesus and his disciples. Yet in today’s gospel Jesus advises his disciples to get away and rest, to take care of themselves. Sometimes we think that when others are in great need we shouldn’t think of ourselves at all; but Jesus also honors the caregivers’ need. We are sent from Christ’s table to care for others and for ourselves. Our service will be live streamed from Atonement Lutheran Church starting at 10:30am. Click on the image above to view our live stream The bulletin for this service can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15BW9UAgmPW2Cp_poyPHUCKZSAfhIL3f0/view?usp=sharing

Today is the first of five Sundays with gospel readings from John 6, the first four of which focus on Jesus as bread of life. Today Jesus feeds thousands of people with five loaves and two fish. What we have, what we bring to Jesus’ table, seems like it is not nearly enough to meet all the needs we see around us. But it is not the adequacy of our supplies or our skills that finally makes the difference: it is the power of Jesus working in the littlest and least to transform this world into the world God desires, a world where all the hungry are satisfied. Our service will be live streamed from Cross of Glory Lutheran Church starting at 8:30am. Click on the image above to view our live stream. The bulletin for this service can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-ntoqypePlaQ_RIQra6Nf-EjqBBXibXy/view?usp=sharing