“But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what hear but did not hear it.” Matthew 13: 16 and 17 “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.” Psalm 78:2 “Tell me a story.” My sister and I grew up with mouse stories at bedtime when we were kids. My mom could usually come up with the adventures of a mouse or a whole family of mice, except when she was tired. We also had stories at the dinner table when supper was over. Those came from a book of Bible stories told simply so kids could understand them. In much of his teaching and preaching to people Jesus told stories. He used everyday images or things people heard about in the news, like a man who was beat up by robbers, or a father whose son had left the farm and gone off to a distant place with half the family fortune, or a housewife who threw a party when she found the money she had lost. Matthew’s Gospel tells that it was disciples who got to hear the explanations of these stories. In fact he said they were specially blessed even more so than the great prophets of the Old Testament like Isaiah or Ezekiel. The disciples got the stories straight from the story -teller. And we also have God’s word directly from Jesus who tells you of his grace and salvation. Martin Luther told how the Holy Spirit gets to work on you through hearing God’s word so that faith is stirred up in your heart and you believe in Jesus and his deep love and grace. Blessed are you because Jesus died and saved you, and keeps telling you of his steadfast love. Rev. Aaron

Easter Flowers

  Help brighten the sanctuary as we celebrate Chris's resurrection on Easter Sunday. Consider purchasing and bringing to church an Easter plant of your choosing. Make your selection, bring it to church, and then take it home with you to continue the celebration of Christ's Resurrection throughout the Easter season!