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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. Join us this Sunday at 9:30am as we worship from Cross of Glory Lutheran Church (5472 Adams Street, Mounds View) or join us via live stream by clicking the image above. The bulletin for this service can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SrD2NgzU0OCn_f2uhTyqe0i_kx8nWcG1/view?usp=drive_link

La semilla de mostaza se convierte en un gran arbusto que cobija a los pájaros, recordando antiguas imágenes del árbol de la vida. Esperábamos un cedro o una secuoya, pero Jesús encuentra el poder de Dios mejor representado en una semilla diminuta y sin importancia. No es la forma en que esperamos que se vea la actividad divina. Sin embargo, el árbol de la vida está aquí, en la cruz alrededor de la cual nos reunimos, el árbol en el que somos injertados mediante el bautismo, la vid verdadera que nos nutre con su fruto en la copa que compartimos. Puede que no parezca tan impresionante, pero mientras nadie mira, crece con un poder que va más allá de nuestra comprensión. Únase a nosotros este domingo a las 9:30 a. m. mientras adoramos desde la Iglesia Luterana Cross of Glory (5472 Adams Street, Mounds View) o únase a nosotros a través de una transmisión en vivo haciendo clic en la imagen a continuación.

Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation! Now we are in the storm, the boat almost swamped; but Jesus is here now, and when we call him, he will calm the storm. Even the wind and waves listen to him as they would to their creator. We also listen to him and are called to believe in the power of God’s word in him, a power greater than all that we fear. Join us this Sunday at 9:30am as we worship from Cross of Glory Lutheran Church (5472 Adams Street, Mounds View) or join us via live stream by clicking the image above. The bulletin for this service can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12MCk8Aimi3-6Pxn01IuTW7--uuQg6w0E/view?usp=drive_link