Sermon: Third Sunday after Pentecost

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Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Third Sunday after Pentecost, June 14, 2026.

      Sermon - Pentecost III 2026 - The Rev. Elizabeth Maxwell

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You can read the scriptures for this service here: Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7; Psalm 116:1, 10-17; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8.

The picture shown above is “Sheep,” a gouache painting and graphite drawing by Winslow Homer in 1878. It is part of the collection of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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This week, Mother Liz reflects on Sarah’s laughter when promised a child past child-bearing age and God’s question “Is anything too wonderful for God?” She invites us to keep our hearts open to wonder during challenging times, sharing her delight in the Knicks’ unlikely comeback victory as an example of life’s mysterious wonders. Such experiences remind us to be surprised by the unimaginable and keep working toward justice and joy.

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