Devotion October 24, 2023

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Sunday Reflection (October 22, 2023)

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If Moses, the friend of God, was not able to see God face to face, where does that leave me? We cannot see God face to face but that does not mean we know nothing about God.  Although Moses did not see God directly, he did receive the Ten Commandments, and to this day they are even familiar to us Gentiles thousands of years later. Like Moses, we are finite and not able to fathom the depths of an infinite God, but we are able to bear witness to God’s glory after God has passed (Exodus 33:18-23).
 
God’s glory came to us in Jesus Christ, and we crucified him, but in the resurrection of Jesus, we recognize God’s glory and triumph over death, hatred, malice, and violence. “We recognize God’s reality by seeing the difference God has made in people’s lives (Etz Hayim),” and in our understanding, the struggles to overcome hatred, malice, and violence.

Prayer for the Week (October 22-October 28, 2023)

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Let us pray to the Lord who bends close to hear our prayers: Lord our God, Father of all, you guard us under the shadow of your wings and search into the depths of our hearts. Remove the blindness that cannot know you and relieve the fear that would hide us from your sight. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Sunday Sermon October 22, 2023

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Devotion October 18, 2023

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Devotion October 17, 2023

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Sunday Sermon October 15, 2023

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Sunday Reflection (October 15, 2023)

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We may reject God’s invitation to become a disciple of Christ, but God has others who won’t! We may reject God’s invitation to deeper discipleship and fellowship, but God will look elsewhere! We may reject those whom God has sent us, but God hasn’t!

Matthew gives us Christians a severe warning: If we think we are “so chosen” that we neglect to grove in love and charity, we have missed a crucial point. St. Augustine interpreted the wedding garment as love and charity, and the man without the wedding robe had neither love nor charity. It seems like a fair enough interpretation to me. Being chosen reveals itself in acts of love and charity (22:1-14).

Prayer for the Week (October 15-October 21, 2023)

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Let us pray to our Father who is full of compassion: God, may your love revealed in Jesus Christ become the foundation of our lives. May our love for you express itself in our eagerness to do good for others.  Grant this through your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

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Devotion October 11, 2023

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