Liturgical Color: Green

Theme: Jesus' invitation to the disciples to leave the crowd and to rest; peoples' unwillingness to leave them alone; Jesus' compassion toward them.

Pastoral Invitation
Suggestion: Begin, what do you expect to happen today? God promises that if we expect little, we will receive little; if we expect much, we will receive much. The decision is in the eye of the beholder.

Continue with this litany:

Pastor: The call of Christ is not an easy one.
People: It is an invitation to self-giving.
Pastor: It requires hard work in the face of disappointment.
People: It means going on when everyone else has given up.
Pastor: We will need to support each other if we are to follow Christ.
People: We offer each other this support, along with our compassion, as we celebrate the li…