Your Faith Journey - Finding God Through Words, Song and Praise

Today at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, MI, Jack Dingledine shared a stewardship temple talk about being good stewards for the Earth.

The healthiest people I know are those whose lives are not lived as the self-made man or woman, living within their protective boundaries.  The healthiest people I know are those whose very lives express deep gratitude as they have reached across boundaries to enrich and embrace others and be embraced by others.  The healthiest people I know are those who know that to be truly well requires the embrace of the alien grace of Christ’s daring love, the embrace of the God who crosses all boundaries to love us where we are and as we are and make us God’s own.

The healthiest people I know are those whose lives are not lived as the self-made man or woman, living within their protective boundaries.  The healthiest people I know are those whose very lives express deep gratitude as they have reached across boundaries to enrich and embrace others and be embraced by others.  The healthiest people I know are those who know that to be truly well requires the embrace of the alien grace of Christ’s daring love, the embrace of the God who crosses all boundaries to love us where we are and as we are and make us God’s own.

This is a special performance by the Faith Lutheran Chancel Choir of Sing to the Lord by Ken Medema.

This is a special performance by the Faith Lutheran Chancel Choir of Sing to the Lord by Ken Medema.

In today’s reading, Jesus lays before us the importance of relational social issues as we live our lives right here and right now.  We are called to live into God’s dream of justice for this entire world.  God created us to live in relationship with all others and with the creation we have been given.  The abundant, eternal life Jesus calls us into comes through the community of creation, and that life starts now.  God calls us to enter into that life and seek abundant life for our neighbors and the whole world, the life made manifest and available to all in the life, death and resurrection of our Lord.

In today’s reading, Jesus lays before us the importance of relational social issues as we live our lives right here and right now.  We are called to live into God’s dream of justice for this entire world.  God created us to live in relationship with all others and with the creation we have been given.  The abundant, eternal life Jesus calls us into comes through the community of creation, and that life starts now.  God calls us to enter into that life and seek abundant life for our neighbors and the whole world, the life made manifest and available to all in the life, death and resurrection of our Lord.

A special performance of Celebration from the Faith Bells

A special performance of Celebration from the Faith Bells

Special music presented by Bob Nelson at today's service at Faith Lutheran Church.