This Sunday’s image of the life the risen Christ shares with us is the image of friendship. We are called to serve others as Jesus came to serve; but for John’s gospel, the image of servanthood is too hierarchical, too distant, to capture the essence of life with Christ. Friendship captures the love, the joy, the deep mutuality of the relationship into which Christ invites us. The Greeks believed that true friends are willing to die for each other. This is the mutual love of Christian community commanded by Christ and enabled by the Spirit. Our service will be live streamed from Cross of Glory Lutheran Church starting at 8:30 AM. Click on the image above to watch the live stream. The bulletin for this service can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nL-z7hzvd5jFA6EEr8R_jQNLgdV35ubV/view?usp=drive_link

This Sunday’s image of the life the risen Christ shares with us is the image of friendship. We are called to serve others as Jesus came to serve; but for John’s gospel, the image of servanthood is too hierarchical, too distant, to capture the essence of life with Christ. Friendship captures the love, the joy, the deep mutuality of the relationship into which Christ invites us. The Greeks believed that true friends are willing to die for each other. This is the mutual love of Christian community commanded by Christ and enabled by the Spirit. Our service will be live streamed from Cross of Glory Lutheran Church starting at 8:30 AM. Click on the image above to watch the live stream. The bulletin for this service can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nL-z7hzvd5jFA6EEr8R_jQNLgdV35ubV/view?usp=drive_link

La imagen de este domingo de la vida que Cristo resucitado comparte con nosotros es la imagen de la amistad. Estamos llamados a servir a los demás como Jesús vino a servir; pero para el evangelio de Juan, la imagen del servicio es demasiado jerárquica, demasiado distante, para captar la esencia de la vida con Cristo. La amistad captura el amor, el gozo y la profunda reciprocidad de la relación a la que Cristo nos invita. Los griegos creían que los verdaderos amigos estaban dispuestos a morir el uno por el otro. Este es el amor mutuo de la comunidad cristiana ordenado por Cristo y habilitado por el Espíritu. Nuestro servicio comienza al mediodía desde la Iglesia Luterana Atonement. ¡Esperamos verte ahí!