Can we pray the way Bartimaeus prays? People try to hush him up because by addressing Jesus as “Son of David” he is making a politically dangerous claim that Jesus is the rightful king. Could our prayers ever be heard as a threat to unjust powers that be? Bartimaeus won’t give up or go away quietly, but repeats his call for help more loudly. Do we ask so boldly? And are our prayers an honest answer to Jesus’ question, “What do you want me to do for you?” 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/18LcogThbCbI9MD4jkW9dOnU3kuEXP-VV/view?usp=drive_link

Can we pray the way Bartimaeus prays? People try to hush him up because by addressing Jesus as “Son of David” he is making a politically dangerous claim that Jesus is the rightful king. Could our prayers ever be heard as a threat to unjust powers that be? Bartimaeus won’t give up or go away quietly, but repeats his call for help more loudly. Do we ask so boldly? And are our prayers an honest answer to Jesus’ question, “What do you want me to do for you?” 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/18LcogThbCbI9MD4jkW9dOnU3kuEXP-VV/view?usp=drive_link

¿Podemos orar como lo hace Bartimeo? La gente intenta silenciarlo porque al dirigirse a Jesús como “hijo de David” está haciendo una afirmación políticamente peligrosa de que Jesús es el rey legítimo. ¿Podrían nuestras oraciones ser escuchadas como una amenaza para los poderes injustos que existen? Bartimeo no se da por vencido ni se marcha en silencio, sino que repite su pedido de ayuda con más fuerza. ¿Pedimos con tanta valentía? ¿Y son nuestras oraciones una respuesta honesta a la pregunta de Jesús: “¿Qué quieres que haga por ti?” Únase a nosotros para nuestro culto que comienza a las 12:00 p. m. en la Iglesia Luterana Atonement (1980 Silver Lake Road New Brighton, MN 55112). ¡Todos son bienvenidos!