From the Pastor’s Desk…
Faith Chat:
We are called to proclaim God’s grace by proclaiming the story of Jesus, to bring light, hope and healing to the world.
Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed! Signs of resurrection life are all around. Can you see them? I know signs of abundant life seem obscure right now. And I trust that they exist, even when I struggle to have eyes to see. The line from the Nicene Creed that sparks hope and clears my vision reads, “we look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world come.” I am comforted that our ancestors of faith needed prodding to remember that resurrection life isn’t someday, it isn’t down the road, it’s here. Can we see it?
I see resurrection life today in our St. Matthew Lutheran community serving each day. I see people caring for each other, feeding each other, joyfully singing, tending to gardens, delighting in children, sacred conversations, praying together, all witnesses to resurrection life. Here. Today.
Why does this matter? It matters deeply for our world that we look for resurrection life. Resurrection life vision allows us to see that the harm, cruelty, evil, and death from the powers of the world ARE NOT THE LAST WORD. LOVE IS. We live in a world that manipulates love, manipulates hope, manipulates beauty and joy for control, power over us and profit. When we look for resurrection life beyond the manipulation and coercion, we deny the death dealing rulers of the world this power and we subvert their systems that keep us imprisoned in fear. Resurrection life is God’s promise that life and love is in our vision, in our reach, in us, and in the world. It is God’s power given freely and lavishly to US. If we can see life and love, we can be life and love. And we can be love for the world to see love.
Our world needs visions of resurrection life. Vision to see a humanity and creation without war, destruction, division, hate, oppression, and death. This is why St. Matthew matters in the community. We are Christ’s light in the world, the city on a hill, the salt of the earth. I see it. In you. In our community partners. In the world. Thanks be to God.
THANK YOU to all who supported St. Matthew’s maintenance day on March 21! Along with our ministry partners, South Valley Leadership Academy, Comunidades Unidas, First Tongan Church and Scout Troop 1996, we cleaned, fixed, replaced and spruced up the building inside and out!
Thank you all again, you are a BLESSING!
Pastor Brigette Weier
*Reminder that Pastor Brigette will be out for Synod Assembly and time off April 22-May 4. If you have an emergency after April 25, please contact the St. Matthew Office by email at [email protected] or call at (801) 965-8484.
Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed! Signs of resurrection life are all around. Can you see them? I know signs of abundant life seem obscure right now. And I trust that they exist, even when I struggle to have eyes to see. The line from the Nicene Creed that sparks hope and clears my vision reads, “we look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world come.” I am comforted that our ancestors of faith needed prodding to remember that resurrection life isn’t someday, it isn’t down the road, it’s here. Can we see it?
I see resurrection life today in our St. Matthew Lutheran community serving each day. I see people caring for each other, feeding each other, joyfully singing, tending to gardens, delighting in children, sacred conversations, praying together, all witnesses to resurrection life. Here. Today.
Why does this matter? It matters deeply for our world that we look for resurrection life. Resurrection life vision allows us to see that the harm, cruelty, evil, and death from the powers of the world ARE NOT THE LAST WORD. LOVE IS. We live in a world that manipulates love, manipulates hope, manipulates beauty and joy for control, power over us and profit. When we look for resurrection life beyond the manipulation and coercion, we deny the death dealing rulers of the world this power and we subvert their systems that keep us imprisoned in fear. Resurrection life is God’s promise that life and love is in our vision, in our reach, in us, and in the world. It is God’s power given freely and lavishly to US. If we can see life and love, we can be life and love. And we can be love for the world to see love.
Our world needs visions of resurrection life. Vision to see a humanity and creation without war, destruction, division, hate, oppression, and death. This is why St. Matthew matters in the community. We are Christ’s light in the world, the city on a hill, the salt of the earth. I see it. In you. In our community partners. In the world. Thanks be to God.
THANK YOU to all who supported St. Matthew’s maintenance day on March 21! Along with our ministry partners, South Valley Leadership Academy, Comunidades Unidas, First Tongan Church and Scout Troop 1996, we cleaned, fixed, replaced and spruced up the building inside and out!
Thank you all again, you are a BLESSING!
Pastor Brigette Weier
*Reminder that Pastor Brigette will be out for Synod Assembly and time off April 22-May 4. If you have an emergency after April 25, please contact the St. Matthew Office by email at [email protected] or call at (801) 965-8484.
