Rev. Reed Lee Pedersen's
For many congregations in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) this coming Sunday will be “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday. This is a Sunday where we work to build God’s kingdom in order to keep it holy. We do not build the kingdom by knocking on every door and asking the people of their town if they’ve found Jesus (FYI “finding” Jesus is heretical works righteousness based theology that disregards the fact that Jesus finds us…not the other way around.) Instead, we build kingdom by putting ourselves to work…or better said…God’s work. On “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday we seek to help our community. We clean the park, clean the grounds of the Jenny Lind chapel, make tie blankets for a local hospice care facility, and write letters to people to let them know they are in our hearts and minds and we care about them. All of this is done in God’s name. We do not do this as regular humans. We do this work (God’s Work) on behalf of our Creator, Savior, and Sustainer. God’s mission of building the kingdom (i.e. making the world a better place until Jesus returns) throughout the world is accomplished when God’s children use the gifts they have been given and help their communities and world. If you have or will be partaking in something like “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday, do not forget who you work for. May God bless you as you do God’s work. Blessings to all that seek to make the world a better place in the name of Christ. Points to Ponder:
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AuthorPastor Reed is a first call pastor at Augustana Lutheran Church in Andover, Illinois. Archives
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