The mustard seed becomes a great shrub that shelters the birds, recalling ancient images of the tree of life. We’d expect a cedar or a sequoia, but Jesus finds the power of God better imaged in a tiny, no-account seed. It’s not the way we expect divine activity to look. Yet the tree of life is here, in the cross around which we gather, the tree into which we are grafted through baptism, the true vine that nourishes us with its fruit in the cup we share. It may not appear all that impressive, but while nobody’s looking it grows with a power beyond our understanding. Our service will be live-streamed starting at 10:30 am from Atonement Lutheran Church in New Brighton. You can view the service by clicking on the image above. The bulletin for this service can be found here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/12zYMOpYfmt5zDB0HI_hm_2zl6BtIr7Nq/view?usp=sharing

The mustard seed becomes a great shrub that shelters the birds, recalling ancient images of the tree of life. We’d expect a cedar or a sequoia, but Jesus finds the power of God better imaged in a tiny, no-account seed. It’s not the way we expect divine activity to look. Yet the tree of life is here, in the cross around which we gather, the tree into which we are grafted through baptism, the true vine that nourishes us with its fruit in the cup we share. It may not appear all that impressive, but while nobody’s looking it grows with a power beyond our understanding. Our service will be live-streamed starting at 10:30 am from Atonement Lutheran Church in New Brighton. You can view the service by clicking on the image above. The bulletin for this service can be found here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/12zYMOpYfmt5zDB0HI_hm_2zl6BtIr7Nq/view?usp=sharing