​​​​​​​​Sunday, July 5th: 8:45am/11:15am

Homily:​ The King Comes in Peace

Rev. Dr. Ann Kovan​​​​

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Synopsis:

Personified as Daughter Zion, the oracle calls Jerusalem to rejoice in a new type of king who seeks peace rather than war. This call was powerful and startling during Jesus’ lifetime and remains so during our own.​

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Scripture: Zechariah 9:9-12

9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you; righteous and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10 He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall command peace to the nations; his dominion shall be from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth. 11 As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. 12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.