Weekly meditation texts:
“And Jesus said, Follow me.” (Mark 1:17) or ‘Satisfy all our thirst with your living water, Jesus Christ.” …(Thanksgiving at the Font, V, Evangelical Lutheran Worship, p. 71
Sometimes we confuse moral judgments, important as they may be, with love, grace, and compassion. Growing spiritually really means that we judge less and love more.
The sermon title this week is: “What Jonah didn’t understand about water: Or How Jonah came to his senses to see how judgment is worthless without love.”
I got a lot out of reading the very short, four chapter book of Jonah this week. It's funny and very serious. It leads to questions like: how are you self-righteous? Where in your life do you need God’s love and grace?
During the childrens’ sermon, we’ll place the peace pinwheels we made last week into a “flower” box to decorate the church through Epiphany, reminding us of the hopes for peace.
See you Sunday!
Blessings, Pr. Nancy
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