Pentecost 15 2024

Brothers and sisters in Christ, we are in a war whether we realize it or not. We may not be, at the moment, in a war zone; but that in itself isn’t good news. It could indicate that we are far behind enemy lines and don’t sense the heat of the battle. That hardly means we are safe! To be sure, victory in this war is assured. The decisive battle has been won. But when our ancient foe is finally utterly vanquished, we sure as shooting don’t want to be found in his clutches. The final judgment will come suddenly…