Sermons

As we move forward in our renewed pledging of our resources, what is the call we are answering? Each one of us – young and not so young. Bishop Rickel reminds us that we actually do not own anything. All things come of thee o lord, and of thine own have we given thee.

Jesus telling his disciples that there may be some delay in his return, is letting them know that following him is a lifelong work of accepting the gospel.

Choosing to be baptized into Christ’s death and resurrection — and to reaffirm that deed and those promises — is to choose to live the life of a peacemaker, one who knows God’s reign is close at hand. It’s to choose to hunger and thirst for what is right and to mourn our collective brokenness and to be comforted and filled because it doesn’t have to be this way. It is not this way.

Aspen Perry is a member of the Bishop’s Committee at St. Hilda St. Patrick, and is a senior in high school. She read a sermon by the Rev. Cn. Anna Sutterisch, who is the Canon for Christian Formation in the Diocese of Ohio, working with children, youth and young adults and serving as the Chaplain at Bellwether Farm Camp.

Whether we’re us in the United States or the Hebrews wandering the desert processing their generational trauma and learning how to follow God God hasn’t left us and doesn’t leave us.

In this passage about judgment Matthew emphasizes first and foremost that God’s gift of salvation is available to all. He also nudges us to remember that we should live lives worthy of our calling and of the gospel. Claiming to be a Christian isn’t going to be enough when it’s time for judgment if we’ve acted in ways that are antithetical to whatever is true, honorable, and just.

Then God the king doesn’t offer a repayment plan or reduce the five billion dollar debt to something more manageable. It’s all forgiven, lock, stock, and barrel, all gone.