God Pause for Saturday, 11 March 2017 of Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States "Oh, Love, How Deep," verse 2 (ELW 322)
Saturday, 11 March 2017 "Oh, Love, How Deep," verse 2 (ELW 322)
2. God sent no angel to our race,
of higher or of lower place,
but wore the robe of human frame,
in Christ our Lord to this world came.
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Every year, my family's Christmas tree is covered with angel ornaments. They smile and glitter on the branches, promising the glorious joy of God's reign. In many homes and churches, angels are beloved signs of God's presence, promises and protection. Our instinct is often to seek God in otherworldly images, to gaze to heaven when we pray. But when God came to us in Jesus, it was not in the form of a heavenly spirit. We believe that in Jesus the Christ God lived, died and conquered death as a human being. And in Christ made flesh we are taught to find God in the world that surrounds us--in water, in bread and wine, in a neighbor in need. We live in the hope of the kingdom of heaven, but for as long as we are on this earth, God meets us here and now.
Living God, comfort us with the hope of heaven, but help us to seek you and serve you in the things of this earth. Amen.
Jessica Christy
M.Th. Student, Luther Seminary
2. God sent no angel to our race,
of higher or of lower place,
but wore the robe of human frame,
in Christ our Lord to this world came.
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Every year, my family's Christmas tree is covered with angel ornaments. They smile and glitter on the branches, promising the glorious joy of God's reign. In many homes and churches, angels are beloved signs of God's presence, promises and protection. Our instinct is often to seek God in otherworldly images, to gaze to heaven when we pray. But when God came to us in Jesus, it was not in the form of a heavenly spirit. We believe that in Jesus the Christ God lived, died and conquered death as a human being. And in Christ made flesh we are taught to find God in the world that surrounds us--in water, in bread and wine, in a neighbor in need. We live in the hope of the kingdom of heaven, but for as long as we are on this earth, God meets us here and now.
Living God, comfort us with the hope of heaven, but help us to seek you and serve you in the things of this earth. Amen.
Jessica Christy
M.Th. Student, Luther Seminary
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Luther Seminary
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Luther Seminary
2481 Como Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108, United States
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