Dear Jesus, please give us eyes to see, and ears to hear, and hearts to understand your presence in our midst this morning and every day. Amen. So Jesus comes back to his hometown, and, on the Sabbath, began to preach. Here’s what he might have been saying: “The Kingdom of God is here - repent, and believe the good news.” Or according to Luke’s account: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the … [Read more...]
The Presence of God
John the Pointer
“In the wilderness, prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God… Then the glory of the LORD shall be revealed and all people shall see it together…” (Is 40:3,5) Let us pray: O God, may I speak as one speaking the very words of God (1 Pt 4:11), and may your glory be revealed to us in the Word made flesh, your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Every Sunday when we celebrate Eucharist is a feast day, we celebrate and remember Jesus’s body and blood through … [Read more...]
Trinity Invitation
“Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; YET my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!” (Is 6:5) Let us pray: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.” (Ps 19:14) Amen. Today is Trinity Sunday where we celebrate the Triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is the tri-unity of God as we have sung in our first hymn: “God in three persons, blessed Trinity” … [Read more...]