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GREETINGS FROM WORSHIP PLANNERS

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

A HYBRID SERVICE

Exodus 16:2-15

Advocate

The Israelites fled Egypt and the Red Sea parted for them. Now they are in the Wilderness of Sin or the Sinai Peninsula. Exhausted and hungry, they complain loudly to Moses and Aaron, their leaders. God hears them and says, “I’m going to rain bread (in the form of manna) from heaven and each day the people will gather enough.” Same with evening: the people will have meat, in the form of quail.

The Lord appears in a cloud and speaks: “When you’ve had your fill of bread and meat, you should know that I am the Lord your God.” Quail rains from the sky, and manna covers the ground. “What is this stuff?” the people cry. And the answer: It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat.

Being hungry and exhausted with worry in a strange land is no joke. It is tempting to scorn these ingrates and wonder if they left their manners behind in Egypt. The Lord, who we’ve seen display various degrees of anger, seems to take all the grumbling in stride – more interested, perhaps, in demonstrating who, exactly, is the source of all sustenance.

At 4 pm, join us in our gathering space at St. Paul’s or meet us on Zoom as Rev. Jessica Moore asks if we can advocate for our human neighbors to trust in God and Creation and if we all can embrace the abundance God freely offers.

As we do every week at CCP, we’ll share Communion and hear Joys and Concerns. Zoom codes appear in your Sunday morning email. Tom Jones is our musician.