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A woman finds healing by touching Jesus’ cloak, and a girl is restored to life when he takes her by the hand. In both cases a boundary is crossed: in Jesus’ time the hemorrhaging woman was considered ritually unclean, polluting others by her touch, and anyone who touched a corpse also became unclean. In Mark’s gospel Jesus breaks down barriers, from his first meal at a tax collector’s house to his last breath on the cross as the temple curtain is torn in two. We dare to touch Jesus in our “uncleanness” and to live as a community that defines no one as an outsider. Join us for our live stream starting at 8:30 am from Cross of Glory. The bulletin for this service can be found here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aq9ycvxjeW7VOkj4gXmdQ8TmFNSejEJU/view?usp=sharing

Jesus does great deeds of power and gives his disciples authority over demons. Yet none of this power is unilateral; it all must be received by faith. Jesus asks his disciples to go out without money or supplies, so that they will be dependent on how others receive them. When we are sent from the assembly to witness and to heal, we are asked to be vulnerable, to be dependent on the reception of others. The Spirit always operates in the “between”: between Jesus and his Abba, between Jesus and us, between you and me, between us and those to whom we are sent. Our service will be live streamed from Atonement Lutheran Church starting at 9:30am. Click on the image above to view our live stream. The bulletin for this service can be found here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bUggyo0mxsBR9jTtgIDgiWSRgvAQ6XVu/view?usp=sharing

When Amos reports his vision of God judging Israel for its mistreatment of the poor, he becomes a threat to the power of the priests and the king. John the Baptist also speaks truth to power, and Herod has him killed. In Herod’s fear that Jesus is John returned from the dead, we may hear hope for the oppressed: all the prophets killed through the ages are alive in Jesus. We are called to witness to justice in company with them, and to proclaim God’s saving love. Our service will be live streamed from Cross of Glory Lutheran Church starting at 8:30am.Click on the image above to view our live stream. The bulletin for this service can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tP6XdvjkB9eja98GysukY4E9Xe6ClzZa/view?usp=sharing