Ruth’s powerful confession of the Faith, one which she uttered first some 3,025 years ago, we have heard repeated today. That is because her words and actions, as well as those of her mother-in-law, Naomi, and sister-in-law, Orpah present important teachings for every generation of the Church. These we will unpack as God’s Word continues to be proclaimed today….For more, click on the title above.
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Living in grace and mercy
Freed to forgive from the heart
The Collect Prayer for this week gives direction for the emphases contained in the Word for this day. The weekly collect prayers often remind us of the ancient patterns in the readings that are followed, and rediscovered annually, through the various times of the Church year. That which we prayed before we heard today’s primary readings revealed to us first, that God is merciful and gracious. That is particularly shown whenever He calls His people to turn from their sins. With that in mind, in the prayer we reminded ourselves that God will graciously forgive us and provide for all our bodily and spiritual needs. …For more, click on the title above.
Living the baptized life as teachers of the faith
This week’s texts were selected and assigned as part of the Lectionary for this convention week. They are intended to reveal how the faithful continue living the baptized life. Today’s texts proclaim what is encompassed in that, particularly this week, as teachers of the Faith handle the Word of God with care for the benefit of our hearers….For more, click on the title above.
The Lord is the shepherd who gives mercy
Our homily for this Monday of Trinity I is proclaimed to help us remember God’s grace in naming Larry Frederick Klages His child in holy baptism. Today God calls us to have our hopes guided by these divine words:
YHWH is my Shepherd; nothing for me will be lacking…Only goodness and mercy will pursue me all the days of my life, and my dwelling will be in (the) House of YHWH for eternal days.
Gerta, family in Christ and friends of Larry, please hear and receive again the comfort that is given through the blessing of the One True God. For more, click on the title above.
Faith is a readiness to accept God’s Word and promises
Today, this congregation celebrates the beginning of Johntide a bit early (for the Festival of St. John the Baptizer is on June 24). To that end, we have heard from a few biblical texts that are tied together by common themes. Among those is a primary one that reveals that faith is a readiness to accept God’s Word and Promises.
It is true that, in our readings we don’t have a direct biblical definition of faith. That is, as scripture reveals elsewhere, that faith remains (the) assurance of (things) hoped for, a conviction of matters not seen. Even so, we can discern this theme from today’s texts: namely as you heard, that faith is a readiness to accept God’s Word and Promises. …For more, click on the title above
God’s grace is shown in His preventing people from greater sin
Today, we have arrived at the 50th day following the Church’s celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord. Ten days have passed since we remembered Christ in His ascension. We recall that He has placed His fully sanctified human flesh at the pinnacle of creation. As we are parts of His Body, we are there too….For more, click on the title above.
God still has beautiful gifts to offer to us
God’s Name is holy among us. From the prelude music through the words of today’s public order of service, in hymns, and especially through the proclaimed Bible readings for the day, God is continually sanctifying His Name among us. That teaches that we, dear Christians, are living in the times foretold by the prophet Ezekiel. …For more, click on the title above.
Red breaks into the whites and gold of the Easter season
This Sunday Rogation (that is, prayer) day has been handed down to us through faithful generations of the members of the Church. This prayer day has existed in faithful congregations throughout some 1,700 years. It can be used to establish a time of fasting before the Great High Feast that celebrates Christ’s Ascension….For more, click on the title above.
