Many blessings to you and your families on Veteran’s Day weekend. It was a chilly, yet frosty and beautiful morning at Church. We had a chance to enjoy the newly renovated walkway and appreciate the blessings we have at St. John’s. We had a few of our grandkids in Church today – it is surprising just how big they’ve gotten over the last 6 years (it has been that long). Too bad they aren’t closer or we could continue to welcome them and their insight into God into our midst.
Today was a day that begins to bring our liturgical year to an end and, not surprisingly much of our readings had a focus on the coming end times and the restoration of creation by God. In our New Testament reading we heard Paul tell the Thessalonians that they should not grow weary doing what is right – something worth remembering in these tumultuous days. But Jesus offers an interesting perspective into life of a believer: (1) things we appreciate in the here-and-now will be destroyed; (2) before the end comes there will be a lot of suffering; and (3) we will be called to account and, while we should be prepared our preparation shouldn’t be in what we say but in how we have lived. We are called to serve others in the name of God, and that will be our testimony for our society and our defense.
I invite your comments,
Les+
Readings: Isaiah 65:15-27; Canticle 9; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19
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