THE PROMISE
Though creation groans with contamination and disease, though we presently hear the raucous cries of a world fearfully aware of its need for healing and newness, even here, in this present darkness we have the promise of a God at work in the dark. The darkness of Holy Saturday was the firstfruit (literally, promise to come) of the light of Easter. Over all of creation, even in the midst of a pandemic, God speaks the abrupt, creative promise of one who has set in motion the restoration of all things.
THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON
"The most important lesson I've learned in my life is that God is so gracious that He accepts me, my failures, my personality quirks, my shortcomings & all." Tom Landry, Men's Devotional Bible
PASTORS
"Even with an increase of multipoint parishes in both rural & urban settings, we will still need more pastors. What can you do? First, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send workers. The Lord commands us so to pray & shall hear our prayers. Second, treat your pastor like the gift he is--a man with 'Good News' feet & a Gospel mouth. Being a pastor is tough. He needs all the love & support he can get. Third, encourage young men to visit our seminaries & to consider a life dedicated to preaching Christ's Gospel, caring for Christ's holy people & seeking those who shall yet come to faith in Christ. 'Faith comes from hearing, & hearing through the word of Christ.'" Matthew Harrison, The Lutheran Witness, February 2020
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