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, especially these words: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to […]

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. “Don’t shoot the messenger!” That’s what we say when people get mad at us for relaying a message they don’t want to hear. “Hey, don’t get mad at me! It’s not my word. I’m just the messenger.” […]

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. Do you like riddles? You know, those little questions, often in the form of a rhyme, meant to stump other people who try to guess the meaning. Throughout history, many societies have recorded their fascination with riddles in literature. […]