Blessings to you on a wonderful fall Sunday in Chuckatuck. We have turned the corner on Fall (I think) but there are still some really warm days in the coming forecast. But there are no complaints from here, we did get a little rain this past week which helped put water in the pond. We are making preparations for our All Saints’ Day celebration and the end of our liturgical year. Hard to believe we are that far along with 2021. May the last week of October be a blessing for you.
As we worshipped today, we asked God to remind us and instill in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity, in order to be more aware of God’s promises made to us at God’s command. Our mission is to ask believing that we already have been provided God’s blessings. Our Hebrew scripture was the closing of the book of Job. In it we heard Job recant from his claim for an audience with God because God is more than we can imagine. But we also heard that Job’s fortune was restored, implicitly over time (10 children’s birth), but that the culmination of the reward did take time. Our New Testament lesson was from Hebrews and described the difference between the intercession of Jesus for humans and human intercession for humans. While humans are effective, Jesus secured a place for all creation by his life and ministry. The reading from Mark was the story of Bartimaeus having his sight restored. Even though “polite society” wanted him to be quiet, Jesus reached out to him and made him whole.
Today’s sermon was generally taken from our Psalm reading. The Psalmist begins by reminding us that we should bless God at all times, not because we are better than God but by acknowledging the need to speak out about God, we are empowered to remember God’s faithfulness. Even though we may be beset by cares, God’s presence will keep us safe and return us to heaven in God’s time.
I invite your comments,
Les+
Readings: Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Psalm 34:1-8, 19-22; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52
Video of worship: https://youtu.be/CQ1IWi7zXl8
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