WHAT WE CHOOSE TO REMEMBER
What we choose to remember indeed affects who we are—individually, collectively, boldly. The great creeds of Christianity aim themselves at a similar principle. The Church confesses what we need to remember, what we long to remember. We confess the promises of God; we confess who God is; we confess who we are. The word “creed” comes from the Latin credo, meaning “I believe.” Confessed in unison, we follow the command of God to remember collectively: “These truths I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates.”(2) --Jill Carattini, Slice of Infinity
GIFTS OF GRACE
Some have extraordinary talents, while other gifts of grace are more ordinary. Although our world boasts over those who display exceptional skills, he who has received an extraordinary gift is no better than he who receives an ordinary gift. Whatever the spiritual gift may be, its purpose is to enable each of us to serve, love & encourage for the joy & edification of the church. With the ultimate gift of grace--the gift of Jesus' death on the cross for the salvation of the world--we who are endowed with spiritual gifts are empowered by God to build up the church in the unity of the one true faith. Jesus' gift of eternal life remains at the center of every gift given to & through His beloved children. --Tyler Arnold, The Lutheran Witness, January 2020
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