Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Podcast Sermon for November 21, 2012: A Strange Kind of Gloriousness
A sermon preached by Seminarian Lewis Polzin on November 21, 2012 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in O'Fallon, MO, on Psalm 67. The text of this sermon may be found at the following web address: http://apastoralapproach.blogspot.com/2012/11/sermon-for-november-21-2012-strange.html. The sermon recording may also be accessed by clicking the title of this blog post and playing it in your browser.
Sermon for November 21, 2012: A Strange Kind of Gloriousness
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
The text for this Thanksgiving sermon comes to us from the psalm of the day, Psalm 67:
Dear friends in Christ,
I have noticed an interesting trend going on in social media like Facebook this November. People have been saying something for which they are thankful every day up in their posts. They are thankful for things like children and spouses, houses and jobs, fathers and mothers, material things and spiritual understandings. I say that this is interesting for this reason: these come out one side of their mouth, and out the other side is complaining and bitterness.
We find it very easy to think of things to be thankful for, at least most of us. We can think of the tangible things that we have and they come easily to mind. But, sometimes, it's a bit of a stretch. I'm thankful for... um... beautiful sunsets. I'm thankful for... oh... well... being able to drive wherever I need to be. Sure, some things are tangible. Some things are easy. But sometimes we run out of things to be thankful for or we forget them and so we complain.
The text for this Thanksgiving sermon comes to us from the psalm of the day, Psalm 67:
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear him!Thus far the text.
Dear friends in Christ,
I have noticed an interesting trend going on in social media like Facebook this November. People have been saying something for which they are thankful every day up in their posts. They are thankful for things like children and spouses, houses and jobs, fathers and mothers, material things and spiritual understandings. I say that this is interesting for this reason: these come out one side of their mouth, and out the other side is complaining and bitterness.
We find it very easy to think of things to be thankful for, at least most of us. We can think of the tangible things that we have and they come easily to mind. But, sometimes, it's a bit of a stretch. I'm thankful for... um... beautiful sunsets. I'm thankful for... oh... well... being able to drive wherever I need to be. Sure, some things are tangible. Some things are easy. But sometimes we run out of things to be thankful for or we forget them and so we complain.
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