1st Week after Pentecost · 1st Sunday in June
Theme
Jesus: The Ultimate Influencer
Readings
- Old Testament
- 2 Chron. 20: 13-19
- Psalm
- 89: 19-37
- Epistle
- Acts 18: 24-28
- Gospel
- John 8: 12-20
- Evening
- Esther 4: 12-17 / Acts 2: 36-41
Collect
O God of Truth and Transformation, we thank you for sending your Son, Jesus Christ— the light of the world and the true influencer— who calls us to walk in His light and shape the world with truth, love, and grace. Strengthen us to live under the reign of your covenant faithfulness. Teach us to trust not in our own strength, but in the power of your guiding voice. Form in us the mind of Christ, that we may reflect His influence in word and deed, rooted in your grace and led by your Holy Spirit. Calm our fears, renew our hearts, and refine our character, that the presence of Jesus may not only surround us, but shine through us each day. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.