Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. “…The Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought…” (Rom. 8:26, ESV).[1] “Lord, teach us to pray…” (Luke 11:1). According to the Apostle Paul, we don’t […]
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. Today’s Gospel lesson is the first in a series of several parables we will hear over the next three weeks. Matthew 13 contains more of Jesus’ parables than any other chapter of Scripture. But what is a parable? […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. “In that same hour, [Jesus] rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little […]
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 comes from the prophet Zechariah: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is […]