The Sixth Sunday after Trinity16 July, Anno Domini 2023St. Matthew 5:17-26 Beloved Reconciled of the Lord, We do well to take seriously our Lord’s warning about the bitter consequences of our anger, and in today’s Gospel, Christ is specifically speaking … Continued
It is hard to imagine people who strove so mightily (outwardly) to be righteous as the Jews. They knew the Law of God and believed that they had to make themselves righteous by keeping the Law. But Jesus issues a … Continued
The Fifth Sunday after Trinity9 July, Anno Domini 2023St. Luke 5:1-11 Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Beloved in the Lord, I imagine that looking around you’ve probably … Continued
“Man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.” We can work and strain as much as we want but unless the Lord blesses our efforts, we are striving … Continued
The Festival of the Visitation of Our Lord2 July, Anno Domini 2023St. Luke 1:39-56 Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Blessed of the Lord, When you listen carefully … Continued
To the one looking for God’s kingdom of mercy and righteousness, the coming of the Savior, even when He was still in the womb of His mother, Mary, is a joyous occasion beyond description. Where the Savior is, there is … Continued
The Third Sunday after Trinity25 June, Anno Domini 2023St. Luke 15:1-32 Dear found of the Lord, In the first two parables before us this morning, common sense would suggest that the owners just cut their losses and rejoice in what … Continued
The Lord always desires to receive us back. How long or how far you have wandered doesn’t matter. It brings God great joy when we recognize the foolishness of our sin and what we have thrown away – the goodness … Continued
The wisest among us are total fools. That is, they reject their own wisdom and strength, they reject all that the world praises as good and important, and instead they humble themselves before the Crucified Jesus, the Son of God, … Continued
The Festival of St. Barnabas with the Rite of Confirmation for Brenna Hackbart and Sienna Reif11 June, Anno Domini 2023Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-3 Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus … Continued