From the Pastor - November 16, 2025

Hello everyone! As we near the end of our church year

(only one more Sunday to go. Advent begins the last

Sunday in November), our lessons focus on "end times." In

our Gospel lesson the disciples call Jesus' attention to the

magnificent Jewish Temple. To be sure, it was one of the

three of four most amazing structures of the age. Jesus

remarks that the day is coming when it will be completely

destroyed.

Naturally, the disciples are shocked and want to know

more. Tell us, they say, when will this take place. Jesus

answers, "the end is near." There is no doubt about it. The

warnings are dire. The tone of today’s texts is ominous. But

the baptized know how to live in the meantime. The baptized

are strengthened for the living of these days in word and

sacrament. The baptized rally around the invitation of the

apostle: “Do not be weary in doing what is right.” This is a

difficult teaching, but the gospel message is clear: God is in

control!

Blessing everybody!

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