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The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost-The Rev Melanie Lemburg

  The Very Rev. Melanie Dickson Lemburg The 4 th Sunday after Pentecost-Proper 9C July 6, 2025           When faced with an upcoming journey, I have a tendency to overpack, especially if I wait and pack at the last minute.   I’ve been thinking about this tendency of mine this week in the light of our gospel reading—when Jesus sends out 70 disciples to go out ahead of him and to proclaim his mission.   He gives them specific instructions about what to take (not very much), where to stay (don’t move around from house to house), how to engage with the people where you stay (eat what they give you, offer your peace but if they don’t receive it, then move on to the next town).   By our modern standards, these are some austere travel instructions, and it makes my little over-packer heart anxious just to think about it.         But there’s much that we can learn from today’s gospel reading...

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