Malachi 4:4-6 Please listen with me to a reading from the fourth chapter of the Prophet Malachi, beginning at the fourth verse. The Lord is speaking: “Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet…
Isaiah 40:1-11 There is something inside every human being that gives him or her an innate desire to live, and to avoid death for as long as possible. Indeed, the quest for immortality is one of the recurring themes of the human imagination. It is reflected in history. In the sixteenth century, Ponce de Leon…
Malachi 4:1-6 Fire. Heat. Sunshine. Light. These are familiar images. Especially at this time of year, these images resonate with us in positive ways: as we wish that we could replace the cold temperatures we endure during a Minnesota winter with more heat, and replace the darkness of our short days with more sunshine. But…
Isaiah 2:1-5 Please listen with me to these words from the second chapter of the Prophet Isaiah, beginning at the first verse: The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be…
Psalm 39:4-5, 7-8 People have always been interested in knowing when the end of the world will come, and when judgment day will be upon us. During the Middle Ages, the approaching end of the first Christian millennium, around the year 1000 A.D., aroused a high level of apocalyptic expectation. In the sixteenth century, the…
Mark 13:28-37 Please listen with me to a reading from the 13th chapter of the Gospel according to St. Mark, beginning at the 28th verse: “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see…
Mark 5:21-43 Today’s Gospel from St. Matthew gives us an abbreviated version of the story of the healing of the woman with a flow of blood. St. Mark gives us a fuller version of this story. We read there that “There was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and…
(There is no Video this week. It has no sound, you can view it here on our Facebook page) Romans 14:8-9 “For all the saints, Who from their labors rest, Who Thee, by faith, Before the world confessed, Thy name, O Jesus, Be forever blessed.” “O blest communion, fellowship divine, We feebly struggle, they in…