As we continue in our focus on “Living Lutheran” in this season of Reformation, we celebrate the gift of God’s unconditional love that we experience …
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The story of God’s grace in Scripture was a life-transforming revelation for Martin Luther. In our own lives and in the lives of people everywhere, the Gospel proclamation of God’s unconditional love and claim of us all as daughters and sons is an invitation to live freely as the people we were created to be. “Grace alone” becomes a foundation stone of Christian faith, testifying to God’s goodness, and God’s promise fulfilled in us.
Below are the Prayer of the Day and Readings.
Free, unfettered, unmerited … abundant GRACE! What wondrous love is this, O my soul!
- Pr. Brad Highum
bhighum@abidinglove.org
PRAYER OF THE DAY ----------------------
Creating God, you create us in your image, you fill us with your Spirit and bless us with your abiding love as a gift of grace. Help us to simply receive your love and live as your children, in your grace, daily. Amen.
READINGS ----------------------------------
First Reading: Deuteronomy 8:17-18
17Do not say to yourself, "My power and the might of my own hand have gotten me this wealth."18But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, so that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your ancestors, as he is doing today.
Psalm 96:1-9
1 O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples.
4 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
6 Honor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts.
9 Worship the LORD in holy splendor; tremble before him, all the earth.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5
1Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries.2Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. I do not even judge myself.4I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.5Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God.
Gospel: Luke 19:1-10
1He entered Jericho and was passing through it.2A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich.3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature.4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way.5When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today."6So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him.7All who saw it began to grumble and said, "He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner."8Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much."9Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham.10For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost."
