From the Pastor

In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is tempted to ostentatiously display divine power to gain more fans and personal advancement. Jesus was not into sensationalism and a mass popular appeal that glorifies the self, and personal advancement at the expense of others; rather, Jesus glorified God the Father by showing by his way of life what this God is like (Luke 4:1-13).

Make Lenten Season a time to carefully observe how you follow Christ, and where you need to repent as a follower of Jesus Christ. When we followers of Jesus become aware of our continual need to repent and make amends, we learn the joy of learning repentance: The present and future don’t have to be like the past. Life can be different when we take responsibility for actions and find ways to bring peace and healing to all our relationships as much as possible.

To me, an old, battered piece of furniture is just an old piece of battered furniture; however, to a craftsman who restores woodwork it has great “potential”
because he/she can restore it and make it beautiful and useful again.

Think of the Holy Spirit as the craftsman who renews God’s Image within us and among us. We are all in the process of becoming the person and Church that God intends
(2 Corinthians 3:17-18).  May we “behold” Jesus Christ and listen to the Holy Spirit and grow in an awareness of God’s love and our potential to embody that love
that overcomes hatred and malice. May we reflect the glory of God as Moses and as Christ’s.