Dear Friends in Christ-
This morning we took time to honor one of the saints, Bob Phoxnix. Bob was a true man of God who was a friend to all, willing to go out of his way to meet a multitude of needs. He will be missed. "Well done good and faithful servant..." On All Saints’ Day we are reminded that none of us lives as a solitary Christian. As the saying goes, “There are no Lone Rangers in Christianity.” Without the saints—the saints we know personally and the ones we only know by reputation—we could not be Christians, we could not be the church. Our gospel reading for tomorrow is Luke 6:20-31. Luke 6:20-31, New International Version 20 Looking at his disciples, He said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. 22 Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. 23 “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets. 24 “But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. 25 Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. 26 Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets. Love for Enemies 27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. Here Jesus gives the same blessings as found in Matthew 5, except that the poor in spirit is simply “the poor.” Jesus also adds woes, warnings to those who have sought the world’s pleasures and measures of success, for they will come up empty. Instead, love your enemies, do good, do not take up violence, but do unto others as you would have them do unto you. As you define a "saint," remember that Jesus is clear what we should do, not just what we might believe. We are to take our lead from Him, alone. A saints life is simply measured by how close we come to God. See you in Worship. In His Service, P Jim ♥️⚓️ Comments are closed.
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