Week 2 of Following the Way of Jesus: A Lenten Holy Land Journey is: “Good News of Great Joy For All People” with Imad Haddad, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Amman, Jordan, by the Shepherd’s Field. Sumud is the ELCA’s new name for our church’s engagement in accompaniment, awareness-building and advocacy for justice in Palestine and Israel. Learn more about Sumud as it webpage. Sign up here to receive updates about the ministry and upcoming events.
Responding bodily to the good news
Lectionary for July 5, 2026 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Zechariah 9:9-12; Psalm 145:8-14; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 You may have heard the phrase, “Idle hands are the devil’s playground.”…