Today is the 4th Sunday of Advent. This Sunday we will be having a combined worship service starting at 10:00 am. Please see the separate posting for the Christmas Eve candlelight service.
Here are the Readings and Announcements for this morning.
In this week’s Second Reading, St Paul writes to the church in Thessalonica, “Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.” (1Thes 5:11).
We live in a world where tearing one another down is far more common than encouraging and building up. The term “dog eat dog” comes to mind.
But we’re not dogs. We all are God’s beloved children. Each one special. Each one with our own set of unique gifts. Each one to be loved, encouraged, and built up as St. Paul told us.
This Veteran’s Day weekend, we also honor all those who are serving or have served this country as a member of the armed forces. A heartfelt thanks for your service!
This week’s Gospel in Matthew includes the Beatitudes, a word meaning blessed from the Latin word “beati”. In these verses, Jesus identifies a group who most would consider unfortunate, and calls them blessed.
I wonder, who would Jesus identify in Beatitudes today?
