Luke
21:5-28 — Many
believe we are living in the worst of times. Perhaps every generation says
this. But has there been a generation with so much destructive power; nuclear
weapons, germ warfare, guided missiles, instant communication, supersonic
travel? Are we not on the edge of a worldwide nuclear holocaust with the power
to over-ill many times over? What can a Christian do about it? We could hide or
flee but where? In the passage Jesus calls upon us to do our best under the
worst circumstances. The worst calls for us to be at our best – to feel secure
in God’s protection and to endure until the end. See especially verses 18-19.
Collect for Proper Twenty-eight: O Lord, almighty and ever-living God, You
have given exceedingly great and precious promises to those who trust in You.
Rule and govern our hearts and minds by Your Holy Spirit that we may live and
abide forever in Your Son, who lives, and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.[2]
Collect for
Friday of the week of Pentecost 22: God, we thank Thee for this love-haunted
world! Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name give glory, for Thy
mercy and for Thy truth’s sake. Amen [3]
-11 November, 2022
[1]
Luther’s Seal © Ed Riojas, Higher Things
[2]
Collect for Proper 28, Lutheran Service Book, © 2006 Concordia Publishing
House, St. Louis
[3]
Collect for Friday of the week of Pentecost 22, For All the Saints, A Prayer
Book For and By the Church, Vol. II © 1995, The American Lutheran Publicity
Bureau, Delhi, NY
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