Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. What sort of person was Matthew the tax collector? If you are a fan of the television series, The Chosen, then you probably imagine him as a socially awkward, fastidious young man with a little bit of […]
Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the prophecy in Psalm 8 by his incarnation.
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. This is the day that the Christian Church around the world celebrates Pentecost, known among Jews as Shavuot (Festival of Weeks), the day on which God poured out his Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Jesus with […]
Alleluia, Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. The Word of God that engages us today is the epistle lesson, particularly this verse: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a […]
Alleluia, Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. We have come to call the fourth Sunday in Easter “Good Shepherd Sunday,” because of the emphasis in our readings on the way in which God shepherds his […]