No Service at Trinity this Sunday due to COVID-19 restrictions
Sunday, July 5, 2020
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Come unto Me and rest;
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down
Thy head upon My breast.” LSB 699:1
Paul is talking to himself in today’s Epistle, for although he knows what’s right, he finds it virtually impossible to do. That’s because he (and all of us) have this sickness called sin, for which we ourselves have no antidote. Worse, it keeps producing evil symptoms in our thoughts, words, and deeds. As a result, we are both sick in spirit and tired from struggling. Zechariah foresaw the solution; we can see his prophecy fulfilled as Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, there to die for us and rise victorious. In the Gospel, our Lord thanks our heavenly Father for revealing to us that He is indeed the One we need to overcome our sickness of sin. Indeed, thanks to our Savior, as David penned in the psalm, that when people call out to Him, God hears their cry and saves them.
READINGS
Old Testament Reading
Psalm
Epistle:
Gospel:
Zechariah 9:9–12
Through the prophet, the Lord promises an end to spiritual warfare
Psalm 145:1–14
Romans 7:14–25a
Unable to stop sinning, Paul finds deliverance only in Jesus Christ
Matthew 11:25–30
Jesus invites His hearers to come to Him for true rest
COLLECT
It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who on this day overcame death and the grave and by His glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You.
